Chapter 5 Lesson 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Ivan the Terrible
A
- early on he wasn’t terrible
- used police to go after “traitors”
- redistributed land from boyars to new noble class
- killed his oldest son in a rage
2
Q
Boyar
A
landowning nobles of Russia
3
Q
How did Peter the Great modernize Russia?
A
- builds warm water port at St. Petersburg
- puts Orthodox Church under his control
- reduces power of great landowners
- promotes men from lower ranks to gov’t positions
- builds huge army of 200,000
- heavy taxes to pay for army
- first newspaper
- emphasizes education and travel
4
Q
Westernization
A
an adoption of the social, political, or economic institutions, of Western - especially European or American - countries
5
Q
Who benefited from the modernization of Russia?
A
- men from lower ranks
- some women
6
Q
Who suffered from the modernization of Russia?
A
- peasants: died building St. Petersburg; heavy taxes
- landowners: lost power and position
- anyone forced to study abroad
- nobles who resisted change
