Russia Out of Isolation Flashcards

367865836	Ivan III	The prince that made Moscow the new capital of Russia, and he overthrew the Mongols that were dominating Russia.	0
367865837	Ivan IV (the Terrible)	set up secret police, the most powerful of the early czars. Learned, religious, and cruel. Saw treason everywhere and arrested, exiled, or excecuted many advisors, reduced boyars power, increased Russia's trade with western Europe and worked to expand borders, conquered Mongul lands to the east and south of Moscow.	1
367865838	Cossacks	peasants recruited to migrate to newly seized lands in Russia, particularly in south; combined agriculture with military conquests; spurred additional frontier conquests and settlements. They had to conquer the land themselves.	2
367865839	Ivan the Terrible(IV)	(1533-1584) earned his nickname for his great acts of cruelty directed toward all those with whom he disagreed. He became the first ruler to assume the title Czar of all Russia. Reign of terror	3
367865840	czar	Russian word for Caesar	4
367865841	Time of Troubles	after Ivan IV dies the aristocracy tries to take over during this period of anarchy.	5
367865842	Michael Romanov	grandnephew of Ivan IV's wife, Anastasia, chosen by an assembly of Russian boyars and representatives to be the first Czar of the Romanov dynasty in 1613 after the death of Ivan the Terrible.	6
367865843	Peter the Great	(1672-1725) Russian tsar (r. 1689-1725). He enthusiastically introduced Western languages and technologies to the Russian elite, moving the capital from Moscow to the new city of St. Petersburg.	7
367865844	Catherine the Great	ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796, added new lands to Russia, encouraged science, art, lierature, Russia became one of Europe's most powerful nations.	8