Monday, March 22 AIM: How did the Byzantine Empire influence Russian culture? The Rise of Russia HW: Russia Textbook reading Chapter 18 Page 402 Quiz on Wednesday (Asia ) Do Now: Looking at this picture, what is one aspect of cultural diffusion?
Russia Today
Themes in Russian History Expansion by conquest. Need for warm-water ports. The necessity of a strong, central government.
Early Russia
Early Byzantine Influences: Orthodox Christianity
Early Byzantine Influences: Cyrillic Alphabet
Alexander Nevsky: Battle on the Ice (Neva River) Against the Swedes Teutonic Knight
The Mongols Invade Russia Isolates Russia from Europe’s Renaissance
Ivan the Great (r ) Ivan III Tearing the Great Khan’s Letter Requesting More Tribute in 1480.
Russia in the Late 1500s
Ivan IV- “Ivan The Terrible” The Power of the Tsar Killed many boyars who threatened his power “The Third Rome”
Time of Troubles Ivan IV died without an heir Boyars tried to control government Boyars chose a member of the Romanov family, Michael, as tsar
Romanov Dynasty ( ) Romanov Family Crest
Peter the Great ( )
Peter I, the Great Westernization: imitation of Western ways Revolts were brutally suppressed A secret police was created to prevent dissent A successful war with Sweden gave Russia a window on the Baltic Sea Baltic city of St. Petersburg
Reforms of Peter the Great Centralized government, Modernized the army, Created a navy Aggressive foreign policy Law codes and tax system reformed to increase burdens on the peasantry “House tax”, “Man” tax taxes on beards, horse- collars, bee-hives Reformed the church under state control, Education creation of specialized math and science schools Condition of upper class women improved Economy applied western mercantilism to stimulate agriculture, industry and commerce
The Pendulum of Russian History Pro-West For Progress & Change Encourage New Ideas, Technologies, etc. Anti-West Isolationist Xenophobic Ultra-Conservative Most Tsars Russian Orthodox Church Military Boyars peasants A few Tsars Intellectual elites Merchants/businessmen Young members of the middle class. REFORM-MINDED LEADER DEMAGOGUE
Tuesday, March 23 AIM: Even though Russia had successful leaders, how was it shaped by “backwardness”? HW: Russia Textbook reading Chapter 18 Page 402 Review Sheet Quiz on Wednesday (Russia) Do Now: Write down in your notes two accomplishments of Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
Westernized and brought Enlightenment ideas to Russia centralization and strong royal authority gave new power over serfs to the nobles in return for their service in the bureaucracy and military Crimea on the Black Sea, were gained in central Asia from the Ottomans pushed colonization in Siberia and claimed Alaska
Russia & Sweden After the Great Northern War
Russia’s Backwardness A 1649 act made serfdom hereditary Serfs were bought, sold, and punished Most peasants remained poor and illiterate, paid high taxes, performed extensive labor Few large cities in Russia; 95% of the population was rural Nobility prevented emergence of strong commercial class Agricultural methods remained traditional Peasants lacked incentives to increase production
Social Class Peasants Boyars nobility Czar
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Wednesday, March 24 AIM: Complete Asia Quiz, review DBQ grades. Quiz HW: Russia Textbook reading Chapter 18 page 402 HAND BACK DBQs GO OVER PAPERS
Thursday, March 25 Objective: Identify and analyze key aspects of Russian history.
Friday, March 25 1.DBQ Essays back 2.Student – teacher conferences