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Monarchs CzarsEnglish

Civil WarRussian

ExpansionGovernment

Which English Tudor Queen was famous for protecting her power by

staying single?

Elizabeth I

This Scottish noble took the English crown after Elizabeth

died with no heir.

James I

King Henry VIII, after being denied a divorce created this

religion

Anglicanism

Famous for being an absolutist Catholic king, what did Charles I

do that caused Parliament to spark a civil war?

Refused to sign the Petition of Right and levied a heavy tax

against his people

Give me the sequence of English rulers starting with Henry VIII and ending with William and

Mary

Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I,

Oliver Cromwell, Richard Cromwell, Charles II, James II,

William and Mary

Who built a system of banks and roads in Russia, helping to bring it to

world power status?

Ivan the Terrible

Which Czar constructed St. Petersburg?

Peter the Great

How did Ivan the Terrible acquire the nickname Ivan the Terrible?

He handily defeated the Tartars thanks to the use of gunpowder

Peter the Great began a conquest against the port-city of Asov.

Why was Asov so significant? Be sure to provide exact names of

bodies of water, cities, and major land marks!

He wanted access to the Black Sea which meant increased trade with Constantinople and the Silk

Road

What was the official name of the landowners in Russia that Ivan the Terrible hated for trying to compete with him for power?

This hatred caused him to publically hang many of them as he blamed them for starting the

Moscow fires.

Boyars

Who can we blame for starting the English Civil War? Who served as “the gas that was thrown onto the

fire?

English Parliament

What were the 2 sides of the English Civil War and who did

they support?

Cavaliers: King Charles IRoundheads: Cromwell and the

Parliament

What specific Protestant religion did Oliver Cromwell believe in? This was the same religion which

caused him to ban sports, makeup, holidays, pubs, and even

Christmas.

Puritan

As a result of Cromwell’s victory England became a

commonwealth (not really though). What became of

Charles I?

Tried, Sentenced, and Beheaded!

Thanks to disciplined use of gunpowder on the battlefield,

Oliver Cromwell’s Roundheads won which decisive battle in the English Civil War? It is today

considered the “turning point” of the war.

The Battle of Marston Moor

Ivan the Terrible fought a vicious 5 month long siege with the Tartars. Who were the Tartars decedents of?

Genghis Khan and the Mongols

In order to gain access to the Black Sea and the trade

possibilities it offered, Peter the Great had to first build this.

Subsequently his legend began to grow.

Navy

The process in which Catherine and Peter the Great utilized their experiences in Europe to benefit the Russian people was know as

this.

Westernization

What events occurred that allowed Catherine the Great to

become the first Czarina of Russia? Furthermore, what were

the reform plans that she instituted?

She had to first have her husband murdered. Her reform plans were very similar to Peter the Great’s in that education in

science, expanded trade, and a fair legal system were to be

emphasized.

How many years did it take Ivan the Terrible to transform Russia from the a dirt poor country to a

superpower?

34 years

What is the name of the government where a single individual with royal blood sits atop the throne and carries

all the power of the nation?

Absolute Monarchy

What is the name of the government where the top

general of the army, even though he does not have royal blood in

him, single-handedly controls the future of the nation?

Military Dictatorship

What document did William and Mary have to sign in order to be

crowned king and queen of England after James II fled to

France?

English Bill of Rights

What does it mean to be a Machiavellian leader and which of our enlighteners would have

supported the idea of the Russian Czar?

It is better to be feared than loved; Thomas Hobbes

One of the biggest challenges that Catherine the Great faced

was within her quest to free the serfs in Russia. What is another name for a Russian serf? What

kind of influence do they have in Russian government and

economy?

Despot; they were the workforce of Russia and powered the

agrarian economy it needed to survive.