1. Monday, March 22 AIM: How did the Byzantine Empire influence Russian culture? The Rise of Russia HW: Russia Textbook reading Chapter 18 Page 402 Quiz on Wednesday (Asia 500-1500) Do Now: Looking at this picture, what is one aspect of cultural diffusion?

2. Russia Today

3. Themes in Russian History  Expansion by conquest.  Need for warm-water ports.  The necessity of a strong, central government.

4. Early Russia

5. Early Byzantine Influences: Orthodox Christianity

6. Early Byzantine Influences: Cyrillic Alphabet

7. Alexander Nevsky: 1220-1263 Battle on the Ice (Neva River) Against the Swedes Teutonic Knight

8. The Mongols Invade Russia Isolates Russia from Europe’s Renaissance

9. Ivan the Great (r. 1462-1505) Ivan III Tearing the Great Khan’s Letter Requesting More Tribute in 1480.

10. Russia in the Late 1500s

11. Ivan IV- “Ivan The Terrible” The Power of the Tsar Killed many boyars who threatened his power “The Third Rome”

12. Time of Troubles Ivan IV died without an heir Boyars tried to control government Boyars chose a member of the Romanov family, Michael, as tsar

13. Romanov Dynasty (1613-1917) Romanov Family Crest

14. Peter the Great (1682-1725)

15. Peter I, the Great Westernization: imitation of Western ways Revolts were brutally suppressed A secret police was created to prevent dissent A successful war with Sweden gave Russia a window on the Baltic Sea Baltic city of St. Petersburg

16. Reforms of Peter the Great Centralized government, Modernized the army, Created a navy Aggressive foreign policy Law codes and tax system reformed to increase burdens on the peasantry “House tax”, “Man” tax taxes on beards, horse- collars, bee-hives Reformed the church under state control, Education creation of specialized math and science schools Condition of upper class women improved Economy applied western mercantilism to stimulate agriculture, industry and commerce

17. The Pendulum of Russian History Pro-West For Progress & Change Encourage New Ideas, Technologies, etc. Anti-West Isolationist Xenophobic Ultra-Conservative  Most Tsars  Russian Orthodox Church  Military  Boyars  peasants  A few Tsars  Intellectual elites  Merchants/businessmen  Young members of the middle class. REFORM-MINDED LEADER DEMAGOGUE

18. Tuesday, March 23 AIM: Even though Russia had successful leaders, how was it shaped by “backwardness”? HW: Russia Textbook reading Chapter 18 Page 402 Review Sheet Quiz on Wednesday (Russia) Do Now: Write down in your notes two accomplishments of Peter the Great

19. Catherine the Great

20. Westernized and brought Enlightenment ideas to Russia centralization and strong royal authority gave new power over serfs to the nobles in return for their service in the bureaucracy and military Crimea on the Black Sea, were gained in central Asia from the Ottomans pushed colonization in Siberia and claimed Alaska

21. Russia & Sweden After the Great Northern War

22. Russia’s Backwardness A 1649 act made serfdom hereditary Serfs were bought, sold, and punished Most peasants remained poor and illiterate, paid high taxes, performed extensive labor Few large cities in Russia; 95% of the population was rural Nobility prevented emergence of strong commercial class Agricultural methods remained traditional Peasants lacked incentives to increase production

23. Social Class Peasants Boyars nobility Czar

24. Russian Czars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Jrl3tV qjs&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Jrl3tV qjs&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad7dbd 7h0Fs&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad7dbd 7h0Fs&feature=related IVAN and PETER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6p7S4 SIElc&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6p7S4 SIElc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxr- kovDWIc&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxr- kovDWIc&feature=related

25. Wednesday, March 24 AIM: Complete Asia Quiz, review DBQ grades. Quiz HW: Russia Textbook reading Chapter 18 page 402 HAND BACK DBQs GO OVER PAPERS

26. Thursday, March 25 Objective: Identify and analyze key aspects of Russian history.

27. Friday, March 25 1.DBQ Essays back 2.Student – teacher conferences