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Focus Question Consider the following focus question as you complete this lesson.
Why is Ivan “Terrible” and what makes Peter “Great”? In your answer consider the role of absolutism and Enlightenment
thinking.

Ivan the Terrible - the Watch the video. Then, answer the following questions using complete sentences.
first Russian tsar | What does “czar” mean?
IT’S HISTORY The ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution;one having great power or authority
(video) Who were the antagonists of Ivan? How did he attempt to control them?
The Lieutenant is the antagonist who challenged Ivan to cross the cemetery and stick a saber into the ground for proof.
Who were the oprichniki?
Oprichnik was the designation given to a member of the Oprichnina, a bodyguard corps established by Tsar Ivan the
Terrible to govern a division of Russia from 1565 to 1572.
Why is he called “the Terrible”? Name at least two acts that earned him this name.
Attacking his own family members and his activities as a conqueror, conquest which considerably expanded Russian
lands, at the obvious expense of the empire's neighbors
What was Ivan’s relationship with religion?
He shifts abruptly from believing his suffering has no purpose to believing it is a punishment from God.
How did Ivan the Terrible transform Russia?
Ivan used terror to centralize the Russian state, and his disastrous involvement in the Livonian War nearly bankrupted his
newly established empire. He also promoted the Orthodox Church and oriented Russian foreign policy toward Europe.

Ivan the Czar, by This poem and painting consider the fatal injury and death of Ivan’s son and heir. Ivan the father attacked Ivan
Felicia Dorothea the son during a violent quarrel. Read the poem and examine the painting, then answer the questions.
Hemans (poem) What is the main idea of the poem?
The loss of a fathers first born child as he dies in his fathers hands
Ivan the Czar, by Ilya What is the main idea of the painting?
Repin (painting) The painting shows the pain and guilt on the face of Ivan and the dying body of his son as he's forgiving his father

Based on the two sources, how does Ivan respond once he realizes his son is going to die?
He realizes that life will be better for his family when he dies
Reflect on what you have learned about Ivan the Terrible. What kind of person do you think Ivan was, and why do you
 think that?
He seemed smart and devoted to Russia but it sounds like he had some mental problems like paranoia and just mentally
unstable all together.

Ten Minute History - Watch the video. Then, answer the following questions using complete sentences.
Peter the Great and What is a boyar? What role did they play in the Russian government?
the Russian Empire A member of the old aristocracy in Russia, next in rank to a prince,it was an informal group of prominent advisers and
officials of the tsar.
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How was the Russian economy “backwards”?
The Russian Empire was politically, economically and socially backwards. There was little industry and the vast majority of
the population were peasant farmers. They worked in an agricultural system that had changed little since the Middle Ages.
Most of the population were illiterate.
Why did Russia depend on serfdom to meet its labor needs?
The serfdom that had operated in Russia since the middle of the seventeenth century was technically not slavery. The
landowner did not own the serf.
What are some ways that Peter attempted to “westernize” or “modernize” Russia?
He made French the language of Russian politics and her upper class and abolished Muscovite dress in favor of French
dress. He introduced a “beard tax,” which required wearers of beards to pay extra taxes in order to westernize the look of
his people.
Why did Peter want a port on the Baltic coast? What was the barrier he faced?
This port gave Peter a “window to the west” and access to sea travel and trade with Western Europe;Apostolic Age
dispute between the apostles Paul and Peter which occurred in the city of Antioch
What city did Peter decide to build to replace Moscow as the capital?
Peter the Great declared the new city of St. Petersburg

Peter the Great and Read the excerpt titled Life of Peter the Great, c. 1730, by Jean Rousset De Missy (at the bottom of the page), then
the Rise of Russia | answer the questions in complete sentences.
Internet History What rule did Peter create about beards? What was the penalty imposed for breaking the rule?
Sourcebooks (text) In 1698, Tsar Peter I of Russia instituted a beard tax as part of an effort to bring Russian society in line with Western
European models. To enforce the ban on beards, the tsar empowered police to forcibly and publicly shave those who
refused to pay the tax.
What rule did Peter create about clothing? What was the penalty imposed for breaking the rule?
Wearing of the German clothes and shoes by people of all ranks and on use of German saddles while riding;all boyars,
government officials, and landowners could no longer wear Russian robes and had to wear Hungarian style caftans.
Why do you think that Peter wanted to change the way that people wore their hair and clothes?
Peter might have believed it was necessary to change their dress and calendars in order to create relations with Europe.
Also by making these reforms, he would have shown himself as an enlightened monarch who has great knowledge of
European thinking
Do you think that rules like this made Peter an “enlightened” ruler or an “absolute” one? Explain.
I think he was an enlightened ruler because he embraced the learning and methodology of Western Europe to bring
Russia into the Early Modern period
A Short History of St. Why did Peter the Great want to build a city on the Neva River?
Petersburg | The For trade to compete with the rest of Europe
Moscow Times What kind of city is St. Petersburg? Describe some of its features.
(article) St. Petersburg is a mecca of cultural, historical, and architectural landmarks. As Russia's “window on Europe,” it the
unofficial status of Russia's cultural capital and most European city.

Who is the greatest? Who was the greatest? Ivan is known as “the Terrible” and Peter is known as “the Great”, but both rulers in fact
committed acts that had positive and negative impact on human lives. Fill out the chart below with at least two
“terrible” things each ruler did and two “great” acts of each ruler (although you may include more than two per
category).
Ivan Peter

Terrible Ivan used terror to centralize the Russian state He murdered his own son

Great He created a standing army and established a Founding of St. Petersburg

Do you think one ruler was “greater” than the other? Support your answer with examples from your chart.
I think Peter is greater because unlike Ivan he helped Russia reach a modern point in time
Why do you think history sees Peter as the “greater” of the two? (Whose perspective does “History” represent?)
Peter the Great modernized Russia which, at the start of his rule, had greatly lagged behind the Western countries and
transformed it into a major power. Through his numerous reforms, Russia made incredible progress in the development of
its economy and trade, education, science and culture, and foreign policy.