Peter the Great

Question 1

who is he a part of

Answer 1

the romanav

Question 2

What happesn because of him

Answer 2

changes russia forever!

Question 3

What does it mean by revolution from above

Answer 3

takes control of the country and changes shit!

Question 4

What does he transform

Answer 4

political, religious, cultural institutions

Question 5

where does he never trust

Answer 5

moscow

Question 6

Wants to learn about the west so where does he go? what is this called

Answer 6

trip to western europe to learn about technology. navy

Great Embassay

Question 7

StelsyRevolt (palace guard) - what does Peter do

Answer 7

go back to Russia and ruthlessly takes down revolt

Question 8

what are the main reforms of Peter

beards? tax?

clothes

Schools?

ways of informing?

calender?

tourism?

Answer 8

Cut off beards because europeans didn’t have. If u wanted beards u had to pay tax

had to wear western clothing

opened up schools for middle upper class

oens newspaper (w no freedom of press)

changes calender to western calender

invited foreigners to russia and sent russians to europe

Question 9

reforms cont.

was civil service required? nobles?

more ???

Answer 9

civil service based on merit

told nobles they have to work for state

infrustructure

Question 10

What happened to the church?

got rid of which riuling body (patriarch)

Answer 10

changed to secular control

holy synod

Question 11

what did he do with alphabet

Answer 11

simplified it

Question 12

What did he build that is important

Answer 12

port

Question 13

what does he orgainze that is relaly important

Answer 13

army

Question 14

what are soul tax

Answer 14

serfs tax

Question 15

what were people’s reactions to change

Answer 15

resisted it but it was hard to openly resist so shit went on

Question 16

who does this only really benefit

Answer 16

upper middle class

Question 17

what increases

Answer 17

serfdom

Question 18

what do they still not have

Answer 18

warm water port

Question 19

who goes to war for control of port?

what is it called

Answer 19

russia and sweden

great northern war (1700-1721)

Question 20

who leads russia

who leads sweden

Answer 20

Peter the great 
Charles XII (great warrior king)

Question 21

what happens with CHarles XII

Answer 21

he wins at first but russia is too big and too cold that he fails

Question 22

who wins the war

Answer 22

Peter

Question 23

where does he get land and build the capital

Answer 23

Baltic sea

St. Petersburg

Question 24

What’s st peterburg’s nickname

Answer 24

window on the west

Question 25

What is something similar to st peterburg w versaille

Answer 25

says nobles have to move there and even the aesthetic is the same

Question 26

how does he use his military power and power in general

Answer 26

puts down rebellions

kills his own kid for arguing

Question 27

What are the later reforms

table or ranks

Answer 27

merit system for nobles

Question 28

table or ranks

Answer 28

had to do service for government and they got ranked

Question 29

What kinds of things did he have in govt/

Answer 29

different colleges or ministries

Question 30

Main charactersitics

Answer 30

revolutionary (for upper class)
Revolution from above
absoloute ruler with no presenative bodies
expansion of russia
leaves no successor