The Expansion of The Expansion of Russia 1450 – 1750:Russia 1450 – 1750:Western or not?Western or not?

Richard SmartRichard Smart

World History APWorld History AP

Oakland Mills High SchoolOakland Mills High School

Russia in Context…Russia in Context…

Period 1 8000CE – 600CE:Period 1 8000CE – 600CE: Slavic MigrationsSlavic Migrations Huns & the plainsHuns & the plains

Period 2 600CE – 1450CE:Period 2 600CE – 1450CE: Vikings and Kiev, Rurik Dynasty – 800sCEVikings and Kiev, Rurik Dynasty – 800sCE Orthodox Christianity – Vladimir – 988CEOrthodox Christianity – Vladimir – 988CE Northern CrusadesNorthern Crusades Golden Horde – 1240sCEGolden Horde – 1240sCE Novgorod Republic & Rise of MoscowNovgorod Republic & Rise of Moscow

The Political ChangesThe Political Changes

Removal of influence from Golden HordeRemoval of influence from Golden Horde

Strong personalitiesStrong personalities Ivan IIIIvan III Ivan IVIvan IV Peter the GreatPeter the Great Catherine the GreatCatherine the Great

All promote expansion/WesternizationAll promote expansion/Westernization

Expansion: Different Expansion: Different Approaches to different Approaches to different regionsregions

Western Europe•Isolation

•Ivan IV & Britain•Peter the Great•Catherine the

Great•Enlightenment

•Prussia & Austria

Eastern Europe•Orthodox Christianity

•Novgorod Republic•Catherine the

Great•Poland

Ottoman Empire•Ivan IV & Khanates

•1453 Constantinople

•Peter the Great•Catherine the

Great•Crimea

•Russo-Turkish Wars

China •Expansion 1600s

•Cossacks•Peace 1689•Fur Trade

Major Socio-Economic Major Socio-Economic ThemesThemes

Orthodox ChristianityOrthodox Christianity WesternizationWesternization SerfdomSerfdom Limited UrbanizationLimited Urbanization Dominance of agricultureDominance of agriculture