1. Rulers of Russia & Eastern Europe

2. I. Ivan IV (aka Ivan the Terrible) A.Reforms B.Expansion C.The Terrible 1. Paranoia 2. Murder

3. I. Ivan IV (aka Ivan the Terrible)

4. Ivan IV kills Ivan Ivanavich

5. II. Peter the Great A.Early Rule B.Modernization and Reform C.Founding of St. Petersburg “Window to the West”

6. II. Peter the Great

7. III. Catherine the Great A.Catherine Takes Power B.Early Reforms C.Challenges to Catherine’s Rule

8. III. Catherine the Great

9. IV. Central Europe A.Thirty Years’ War B. Austria 1. Hapsburg Family 2. Pragmatic Sanction 3. Maria Theresa

10. IV. Central Europe C. Prussia 1. Hohenzollern Family 2. Frederick the Great D. Rivalry 1. War of Austrian Succession 2. Seven Years’ War