1. Russia & the Ottoman Empire
Mr. Meester
AP European history
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2. The Romanov Dynasty
Prior to the 1600s Russia had not truly been considered a part of Europe
Following the disastrous reign of Ivan the terrible the Romanov came to power
The Romanovs still had to overcome numerous problems within Russia

3. Peter the Great Peter came to power at a very young age
Peter wanted to turn Russia into a great power and toured Europe to get ideas
To consolidate his power he had to deal with the streltsy and Boyars

4. Peter consolidates power
After dealing with the streltsy he established a new style military
With the Boyars he attacked the traditional culture of the nobility
He also built up the navy to challenge the ottomans and swedes

5. The Great northern war (1700-1721)
Following the 30 years’ war Sweden controlled the Baltic sea
Peter moved against Sweden to gain a warm water port in the Baltic region
Russian military success led to the peace of nystad

6. St. petersburg Peter constructed his new capital of st. Petersburg
Forced the boyars to move
Once again imitated European monarchs

7. Peter & Aleksei Peter and his son aleksei had a troubled relationship
Aleksei and Charles vi conspired against Peter
Aleksei died under mysterious circumstances

8. Peter vs. the boyars & church
Following his interrogations with Aleksei peter decided to gain more control over the boyars
Administrative Colleges
Table of Ranks
He also wanted secular control over the Orthodox Church
Removed the patriarch formed the Holy Synod

9. The ottoman empire
The ottoman empire had for centuries been the largest empire in the world
It was gradually declining during the 16th and 17th centuries

10. Religious tolerance
The ottomans had long dominated the Muslim world, but were much more religiously tolerant than the Europeans
They organized their empire using millets or religious communities
The Dhimmis were non-Islamic people
They encouraged their subjects not to mix

11. Religion & Government
The ottoman dynasty didn’t trust or empower the rich elite families within the empire
Would often recruit from poor minorities who were loyal
Islam played a major role in the secular government
Shari’a law largely governed the empire
The Ulama controlled the courts and schools

12. Ottoman stasis
In the 1600s there was the beginning of a shift in power away from the sultan particularly in Europe
The Europeans also became much more competitive in overseas trade with Asia
The ottomans also lost several major battles against the Europeans
They would cut themselves off from European advances seeing themselves as superior