Transcript The Renaisance

Peter The Great
The European World
Russia’s Differences from Europe
 serfdom
continued
in Russia until the
mid 1800s
 Mongol
rule had
cut Russia off from
the Renaissance and
the Age of
Exploration
 in
the Middle Ages,
Russia had looked
to Constantinople,
not Rome for
leadership
 Russians
had
adopted the
Eastern Orthodox
branch of
Christianity
Peter the Great Visits the West
 1696
 Peter
was 24 years old when
he became sole ruler of
Russia
Peter the Great Visits the West
 1697
 embarked
on the “Grand
Embassy,” a long visit to
western Europe
 goal
 to
learn about European
customs and industrial
techniques
Peter the Great Visits the West
 visited
the Netherlands,
England and Austria
 kept
his identity a secret
Peter the Great Visits the West
 wore
the plain clothes of an ordinary worker and labored
as a ship’s carpenter
The Reforms of Peter the Great
 brought
the Russian
Orthodox church under
state control and set up
the Holy Synod to run the
church under his direction
The Reforms of Peter the Great
 reduced
the power of the
great landowners by giving
able men from lowerranking families positions
of authority
The Reforms of Peter the Great
 modernized
 hired
his army -
European officers,
who drilled his soldiers in
European tactics with
European weapons
Westernizing Russia
 introduced
potatoes,
which became a staple of
the Russian diet
Westernizing Russia
 started
Russia’s first
newspaper and edited its
first issue himself
Westernizing Russia
 raised
women’s status by
having them attend social
gatherings
Westernizing Russia
 ordered
the nobles to give
up their traditional
clothes for Western
fashions