land of the tsars part 2

Describe the "Time of Troubles"

The time period were famine and disease were very common after ivans death

What did the Russians do to the Polish pretender to the crown?

The killed him, and shoved him in a canon

What is Serfdom?

Peasant labor bound to a certain area of land. (enslavement of their own russian people)

What did being a serf mean to a farmer?

Legal property

Which Tsar instituted serfdom and why?

Michael Romanoff, he needed the nobles to support him

Who is Sofia?

Peter's half-sister who wanted the crown

What was Sofia's role during Peter's early reign with his brother, Ivan V?

crown regent

how did sofia communicate with Peter when he was on the throne?

There was a small window behind the throne, she would whisper suggestions

Who were the streltsy?

Russian military (sofia's special forces)

What did Peter do with Sofia

Banished her from public life, and made a nun.

Why do you think Pyotr Alezeyevich Romanov was called Peter the Great

He also modernized Russia and made the country extremely powerful

What did he do that was so unusual for his time?

Made a navy, built his own ships. Fights his own battles on the battlefield. Did everything himself

how did he try to westernize Russia?

Through education, following western European model. (school, food, customs and traditions)

what ideas did he introduce to Russia?

New fashion, architecture, education

peter had a passion for ships. What were the obstacles blocking his maritime ambitions?

He needed access to the warm water in the Baltic

What did Peter do to the boyars and the stretlsty when he returned

He ripped people's beards out and changed their clothes (boyars). Beheaded the strelsy