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AMSCO World History Chapter 18: Russia Unifies and Expands
AMSCO World History Chapter 18: Russia Unifies and Expands
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1
What was Catherine the Great when she first arrived in Russia?
French Catholic
English Calvinist
Italian Mafia
German Protestant
2
The main cause of the Crimean War was...
Britain trying to claim land for silver in Russian territory
Ottoman Turks and Russian's power conflict in the Black sea
Russia and France trying to expand their countries
Russia's need to exert dominance over the rest of Europe
3
For what reason(s) were the Russo-Turkish wars important?
Russia got access to Turkish turkey farms
Russia demonstrating it's new power to the western world
Russia gaining warm water ports
Russia gaining more land along the black sea and Ural Mtns.
4
Prior to 1750, what was the main religion of Russia?
Russian Orthodox Church
Judaism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Chrsitanity
5
What Church was established in order to unite the people of Russia under Tsar leadership?
Eastern Orthodoxy
Siberian Orthodox Curch
Western Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
6
Ivan IV paramilitary force was called the...
Oprichnina
Cossaks
7
What was "Arkhangelsk" (Archangel)
A code word
A Russian diete
A port
A inland trading out post
8
The Partition of Poland
Russia, Austria and Prussia divided Poland among themselves
Russia successfully integrated Poles into it's culture
Russia successfully defeated Poland in the Russo-Turkish war
Polish people put up a big curtain.
9
How did Russian princes get power and wealth with the presence of Mongol influence?
Asked for loans from other countries
Bought lots of slaves to manufacture goods
Tax collectors collecting Russian tribute as payment
Secretly formed a rebellion to face the Mongols head on
10
One major continuity in Russian history from 1450 to the present is...
Lots of guys named Vladimir
The Catholic Religion
Serfdom
Powerful, autocratic leaders
11
Which uprising only helped Catherine II's claim to the throne?
Sychev Rebellion
Pugachev Rebellion
Graboski Revolution
Yemelyan Revolution
12
Russian expansion into Siberia resulted in the...
Slave trade
Silver trade
Crop trade
Fur trade
13
What was the "Times of Troubles" about?
A massive snow storm where all food cultivation ceased
A bubonic plague carried by the animal furs during winter
The time when Russia and the Golden Horde went to war
Rurik Dynasty Tsar died and the Romanov dynasty took over
14
Russia lost the Crimean War
False
True
15
Tsarina Elizabeth
Was overthrown in 1917 during the Russian Revolution
May have killed her husband Peter II to gain power
Did not wish to expand the empire
Ruled 1741-1762 and was absolutist
16
Russia and France were similar in that they both...
Had widespread Enlightenment ideals that flourished
Had leaders named Peter
Had financial and class issues that led to revolution
Made serfdom a critical part of labor and class structure
17
Which of these people had the longest reign of Russia?
The Romanovs
Ivan II
Ivan IV
Ivan III
18
The emancipation of the serfs in Russia...
Effectively stopped the Russian Revolution
Was the 2nd largest emancipation of serfs/slaves in history
Part of a global trend that included Europe and the Americas
Was the last emancipation globally
19
Which one of these was NOT one of Peter the Great's reforms?
Integrated the Streltsy into the Russian army
Encouraging Education
Required men serve 7 years in the military
Raised minimum monk age to 50
20
What was the effect of Asia on Russia?
Caused the invention of gridshells
Caused the fur trade
Caused the creation of a new church in Russia
Caused a mass conversion of Russians to Buddhism
21
Tsar Alexander II emancipated the serfs because
Britain forced them too
He wanted to marry Sophia Ivanov who was a serf
Uneducated serfs were a reason Russia lost the Crimean War
Russia, like the rest of Europe, became Enlightened
22
The "boyars" were on top of the social hierarchy.
False
True
23
Russia was a product of Europe as a result of...
Early European settlers
Expeditions
Viking invasions and trading
The crusades
24
Catherine the Great legitimized her power how?
By marrying Peter III
By joining the Orthodox Church
By killing 50 tigers with her bare hands.
Approving policies that made her popular with the peasants.
25
Compare/Constrast Catherine II with Peter III
Both upheld nobility power whilst suppressing peasant rights
Peter ate more ham while Catherine ate more beef.
Catherine II integrated more rights for farmers
Peter was more successful at reforming Russia
26
Which assembly chose which leader in 1613?
Zemsky Sobor, Peter the Great
Semsky Zobor, Dmitry Romanov
Spaghet party, Mozzarella Mike
Zemsky Sobor, Michael Romanov
27
What is one important difference between Russian serfs and Western serfs?
Both were the same
Russian Serfdom was harsher and lasted longer
Russian serfs were given more rights in choosing the Gov.
Western Serfdom was harsher and lasted longer
28
Women benefited from Peter the Great's Reforms
True
False
29
When Peter the Great reformed Russia, everyone agrees it was a successful social revolution
False
True
