- Mongol Yoke -- effect on future leadership in Russia
- Ivan I ("Moneybags")
- Ivan III
- service nobility
- Ivan IV ("the Terrible")
- "Time of Troubles"
- Romanov dynasty
- Peter the Great
- westernization
- St. Petersburg
Questions to Consider
- How might the Mongol Yoke have influenced future leaders (like Ivan III) in ruling Russia? What allowed Ivan to stop acknowledging the authority of the khan?
- In what ways does Ivan IV ("the Terrible") make the continued push towards absolutism in Russia?
- Consider the role of the service nobility and the cossacks.
- How is Russian society transformed at the beginning of the Romanov dynasty?
- How did Peter the Great's military rule affect the strength of Russia and Peter's prestige?
- What is westernization and why might it have elevated Russia's status?
- Why was the relocation of Russia's capital to St. Petersburg significant?
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