Peter The Great/Catherine the Great

ROMANOV

Name of the royal family that took over Russian monarchy; would rule for 300 years

AUTOCRACY

means "one" who holds absolute "power", a dictatorship, type of government for the Czar (11.3)

WARM

Russia lacked any __ water ports before Peter the Great, this would hold back Russia from becoming a great world power. (11.3)

INCOGNITO

Having one's true identity concealed. Peter The Great would go through Europe this way as he studied western technology

WESTERNIZE

Peter The Great is historically known for doing this with Russia, his way of catching up with Europe. (11.3)

PETER THE GREAT

Created Russia's first navy (11.3) (3 words)

GREAT NORTHERN WAR

Name of conflict between Peter the Great and Sweden. Lasted 21 years. (3 words)

BALTIC SEA

Peter the Great fought Sweden for this body of water (11.3) (2 words)

ST PETERSBURG

This city's nickname was "Window on the West" (11.3) (2 words)

BALTIC SEA

St Petersburg is on this body of water (11.3) (2 words)

BONES

St Petersburg nickname, due to 25,000 people dying while building it. "City built on _" (11.3) (EAE)

SERF

Another name for Russian peasants bound to the land (11.3)

CATHERINE THE GREAT

Gained large areas of Poland for Russia (11.3) (3 words)

GERMANY

Country Catherine The Great was from...

PETER III

Czar Catherine the Great was married to for 6 months before she had him murdered in order to take control of Russia.

SIBERIA

Large cold expanse of Russia, the Czar would send rebels and terrorists to this area for punishment (I & III)

FUR

Natural resource that made Russia expand into Siberia. Out of style today. (11.3)

ALASKA

Territory in North American controlled by Russia from 1741-1867 (11.3)

CALIFORNIA

Russia set up a colony is this area of North America in 1741 (11.3)

AMUR

River that forms the border between Russia and China; set up through a peace treaty between Catherine the Great and China (11.3)

CATHERINE THE GREAT

Russia became a vast empire and major factor in world affairs under this female Czar (11.3) (3 words)