The Russians! (World History) Flashcards
Boyar
A landowning noble.
Westernization
The adaptation of western ideas, technology, and culture.
Autocratic
Ruling with unlimited authority.
(Ivan IV) Treatment of the People
“Traitors” were executed (hunted down and murdered).
(Ivan IV) The Boyars
Had trouble with them trying to gain control.
(Ivan IV) “Bad Period”
Caused by the death of his wife Anastasia.
Time of Troubles
Started after the death of Ivan IV - it was a very difficult and horrible time.
Romanov Dynasty
Starts with Michael Romanov - lasts 300 years.
(Peter the Great) Warm Water Port
Wanted a port to be able to trade with Europe (needed to be free of ice)
(Peter the Great) Grand Embassy
Peter’s trip to Europe to learn so he could westernize and modernize.
(Peter the Great) St. Petersburg
Capital city built by Peter; used as a port city to trade with Europe.
Ways Peter Westernized Russia:
Potatoes, first newspaper, first museum, first hospital, raise the status of women, new weapons, new clothes, religious and political freedoms, opened schools for navigation - arts - science.
Growing power over Boyars and the Church
Peter was autocratic - took control of Russian Orthodox Church. He forced boyars to shave their beards, dress like Europeans, and move to St. Petersburg.
Mixed Legacy (Peter the Great)
Positives: Ending isolation, expanded territory, built army, and got ports on the Baltic Sea.
Negatives: Reforms died with him, used terror to enforce will, policies led to growth of serfdom.
(Catherine the Great) How she came to power:
German princess, married the heir apparent (insane), used her many alliances to gain power.
