Mrs. Legnini
AP World History
January 16, 2013
Chapter 18, 21, 22 Vocabulary
Catherine the Great
Who: Russian
What: ruler of Russia
When: 18th Century
Where: Russia
Why significance: added new lands to Russia, encouraged science, art, literature, Russia became one of Europe's most powerful nations.
Third Rome
Who: Russians
What: Russian claim to be successor state to Roman and Byzantine empires
When: 15th century
Where: Russia
Why significance:
Moscow became the Religious center for the Eastern and Russian Orthodox Churches after the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
Peter I (The Great)
Who: Russian; Also known as Peter the Great;
What: ruler of Russia, son of Alexis Romanov
When: 17th and 18th Century
Where: Russia
Why: continued growth of absolutism and conquest; included more definite interest in changing selected aspects of economy and culture through imitation of western European models.
Pugachev Rebellion
Who: Catherine the Greaat and Emelian Pugachev
What: Rebellion against Russian government
When: 18th Century
Where: Russia
Why: peasants wanted to end serfdom, taxation, military conscription, and wanted to abolish landed aristocracy.
Why significance: even after the death of Pugachev, rebellion continues, but It highlighted the mutual dependence of government and victory for Catherin the Great.
Time of Troubles
Who: Ivan IV and Michael Romanov
What: The time of choosing s new ruler after the death of Ivan IV
When: 17th Century
Where: Russia
Why: Ivan died without an heir and a new ruler needed to be chosen
Why significance: led to Polish and Swedish attacks and weakened government.
Ivan IV
Who: Ivan The Terrible, Russian
What: Ruler of Russia
When: 17th Century
Where: Russia
Why: confirmed power of tsarist autocracy by attacking authority of boyars.
Why significance: continued policy Russian expansion. He established contacts with western European commerce and culture.
Serfdom
Who: serfs
What: the power and nobility over serfs
When: