AMSCO AP World History Chapter 18 Flashcards

12629050755	fur trade	caused Russia to expand eastward and explore	0
12629050756	Ivan III	ruled 1462-1505, often has "the Great" attached to his name. Tripled the size of Russia and became one of its longest reigning rulers	1
12629050757	boyars	noble land-owning class in Russia	2
12629050758	Ivan IV	ruler known as "The Terrible" for his violent conquests and for killing his own son	3
12629050759	Cossacks	fierce peasant warriors	4
12629050760	Time of Troubles	period in which Russia was in a state of anarchy without a strong government in control	5
12629050761	Peter I	ruled 1682 to 1725. Made reforms to the Orthodox church, visited Western Europe to get their ideas and implemented other Western reforms	6
12629050762	St. Petersburg	Peter I moved the Russian capital here	7
12629050763	Kremlin	name for the central citadel in Moscow	8
12629050764	Catherine II	ruled 1762 to 1796. Joined the royal ruling family through marriage. Oversaw a huge expansion of the Russian empire in part through the Russo-Turkish Wars. Also known as "The Great."	9