Absolute Monarchy
What does Decentralize mean?
to be ruled by many local authorities
What did Ivan I do for the Mongols?
He was their tax collector.
What was Ivan III's nickname?
"the Great"
What was Ivan IV's nickname?
"the Terrible"
What centuries was Peter the Great alive for?
The 17th and 18th centuries.
Is an Absolute Monarchy centralized or decentralized?
Centralized
What was Ivan I's nickname?
Kalita or Moneybags
What did Ivan III "throw off" that made him popular among the Russians?
(i.e. what did people celebrate Ivan III for?)
He threw off the Mongol Yolk.
People called him the "liberator of Russia."
What happened that changed Ivan IV's life after he started ruling? Everything started out great, but then something happened and he started persecuting everyone. What was a major cause of his change?
His wife died, and he suspected the boyars of poisoning her.
Who did Peter the Great spend time among as a child and learn so much from?
The Germans in the German Quarter of Moscow
How much power does an Absolute Ruler have?
Unlimited Power
What centuries was Ivan I alive for?
The 13th and 14th Centures
Did Ivan make Russia more centralized, or did he decentralize it?
He made it way more centralized.
What did Ivan IV create to help him take power from and persecute the boyars?
He created a secret police called the Oprichniki.
What did Peter the Great do as soon as he became Czar? (say what he did and why)
He traveled to Europe to study their modern ways of doing things.
In an Absolute Monarchy, does the government serve the people, or do the people serve the government?
What did Ivan I spend all his money on?
Building/Developing Moscow.
He built four stone Cathedrals.
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What style/culture did Ivan III like and copy?
Give one example of something he did to copy their culture?
He copied the Byzantine Style
-He started calling himself "Czar"
-He married a Byzantine Princess
-He took the double-headed eagle as his symbol
Why did the metropolitan of the church crown Ivan IV as Czar when he was 16?
He wanted to support Ivan IV as the ruler of Russia rather than the Boyar families who had been fighting each other and ruling while Ivan IV was too young.
What did Peter do to the old Russian ways of doing things? Name one of the major things he changed.
He reformed them.
He reformed the:
Government, Education system, Military, and Russian style of dress.
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List all of the rulers on your Russian Rulers chart who were Absolute Monarchs. (You must get them all correct)
Ivan III
Ivan IV
Peter the Great
What specific title did the Mongols give Ivan I?
The Grand Prince of Moscow
What sort of ruler was Ivan III?
(I'm looking for a specific answer, it's something we've studied)
An Absolute Ruler
What did Ivan IV do at the end of his life that contributed to the 16 years of war and famine after his reign ended?
He killed his eldest son and heir in an argument.
What did Peter the Great do to get crowned as the first Emperor of Russia?
He defeated Sweden in a war, which proved to everyone in Europe that Russia was a major power.