1. By: Jonathan (tornado)
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By: Jonathan (tornado)

2. AD
1480 ad- Tartar army march into Russia and demands tribute due 4 years prior.
ad- Ivan III has power. Greatly increased territory of Russia.

3. Ivan the IV
1533 ad- Ivan IV (Ivan the terrible) takes the throne. He was only 3 years old. When He got the throne, he set up a secret police. The police killed all of the rebels.
He was called terrible because he tortured people. He had a very short temper.

4. Ivan the IV continued 1552 ad- Ivan IV defeated Kazan.
ad- He conquered Astrakhan.
1581 ad- Ivan killed his son

5. 1600-1700 1605-1613 ad- Poland invades Russia during times of troubles
1613 ad- Michael Romanov becomes czar of Russia.
ad- Peter I (the great) is Russia's first emperor.