Religion
Which religion posed a problem for Russia?
Islam(Muslims)
What two trade events were Russians involved with?
Silver and Fur
Which direction did Russia move as they conquered others?
East
What were most people in Russia doing?
They were hunting, gathering, and herding people living in small-scale societies
What was the major trading river that Russia gained control over under the rule of Ivan the Terrible?
The Volga River
What religious buildings did Russia destroy (targeting a minority group) because of their beliefs?
Mosques
What minority of Russians usually did most of the fur hunting?
Indigenous peoples of (mainly Siberia)
What did Russians demand from people they conquered?
Oath of Allegiance
When the Russian empire was beginning to take shape what was occurring in the Americas?
Western Europeans were building empires in the Americas
When Ivan the Terrible was crowned where did he seek to expand Russia?
Eastward
Which ruler gave religious tolerance to Muslims?
Catherine the Great
What was one of the valued fur bearing animals found in Siberia called?
Sable
What did Russia lose due to economic problems?
Hunting grounds and Pasture lands
Under Mongol control what city became the center of the Russian empire?
Moscow
The westernization of Russia was mostly led by which political leader?
Peter the Great
Christianity
What two negatives became present to the siberian natives as they traded with the Russians?
Spread of disease and slow loss of traditional practices
Which direction did Russia move due to military threat?
Westward
What was one problem the emerging Russian state faced?
The problem was security due to their agricultural neighbors being frequently raided by pastoral people like the Mongols
How did political leaders justify the forcing of Rusian rule upon the people of Siberia?
They said they were bringing Christianity, civilization, and enlightenment to savages
Was Russia’s beliefs derived from the Roman, Catholic, or Orthodox church?
Orthodox church
What was the difference between Russian fur hunting and North American fur hunting?
Little to no competition
What is something Russia demanded from other civilizations they conquered?
cash or resources
Why were the Russians attracted to the area?
They were attracted to the grasslands south and east of the Russian heartland
The expansion of Russia eastward under Ivan the Terrible relied heavily on what commodity?
Gunpowder