Peter the Great Review

During the period of Mongol rule in Eastern Europe, which city rose to power, creating the modern Russian state?

• Kiev

• Moscow

• St. Petersburg

• Helsinki

After the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire, the rulers of Moscow began adopting the title

• Tsar

• Sultan

• Shah

• Kaiser

The land holding aristocracy of feudal Russia were known as

• Patriarchs

• Tsars

• Boyars

• Viziers

Prior to Peter the Great, Russia was all of the following except

• Most people were poor agricultural serfs

• Feudal and agrarian

• A major European power

• Backwards technologically

Peter the great was able to westernize Russia by

• implementing policies that forced Russians to dress in Western European clothes

• Forcing Russian males to shave their beards or pay a tax

• Constructing St. Petersburg in Western European architecture

• All of the above

Peter the Great was able to Modernize Russia in all of the following ways except

• Hiring foreign experts to modernize Russia's military and economy

• Building western style schools with focus on science, mathematics, and medicine.

• Implementing a meritocracy system of government with the table of Ranks

• Giving unprecedented power to the boyars for their support in his reforms

St. Petersburg was significant to the Russian Empire under Peter the Great for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• It cemented Russia's isolationism policy from the rest of Europe

• The warmer waters of the Baltic allowed Russian uninhibited international trade

• Allowed closer ties between Russia and Western Europe

• The city became Russia's new capital, replacing Moscow

The Table of Ranks was a

• System of laws Peter created to end the Russian Orthodox Church's privilege of selecting clergy members

• A set of ranks and criteria for promotion within the multiple duties of the Russian state

• A list of top Russian industrial companies with tax exemption status

The Table of Ranks helped Peter centralize authority and Modernize Russia by

• Anyone could be promoted to rank of noble based on their service, even peaasants

• Promoting government and military leadership positions based on ability rather than traditional social status

• Boyars had to work for the state to keep the privilege of their land and position

• All of the above