Slide 1Slide 2Slide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Slide 11Slide 12THE RISE OF RUSSIATHE RISE OF RUSSIACONSOLIDATION OF THE STATE Mongol Domination (1240-1480) Rise of Moscow (14th-15th c.) Centralization & territorial growth Building of autocracy under TsarsBatu Khan (grandson of Chengis)Tsar Ivan III “The Great” (r. 1462-1505)THE RISE OF RUSSIACONSOLIDATION OF THE STATE Ivan IV “The Terrible” (r. 1530-1584) completed process of solidifying power & eliminating opposition Time of Troubles (1584-1613) No legitimate heir Anarchy, rebellion, civil warTHE RISE OF RUSSIACONSOLIDATION OF THE STATE Establishment of Romanov Dynasty (1613) Boyars (nobles) elect new Tsar, Mikhail I (r. 1613-1645) Russia begins rise to international prominence Tsar Alexei I (r. 1645-1678): increasing contact with WestTHE RISE OF RUSSIARUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT Peter ascends throne as sole ruler in 1698THE RISE OF RUSSIARUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT Transformation of Russian society Westernization Secularization ModernizationTHE RISE OF RUSSIARUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT Transformation of Russian society Westernization Secularization ModernizationTHE RISE OF RUSSIARUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT Military build-up Created Russia’s first navy Modernized military Applied military principles in all areasTHE RISE OF RUSSIARUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT  Economic Reforms Adopted MERCANTLISM: state direction of economy Embarked on early industrialization Included coercion & forced labor Production geared to needs of militaryTHE RISE OF RUSSIARUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT  Political Reforms Role of State to be all-encompasssing All subjects to serve state Complete overhaul of administration Made Church state institutionTHE RISE OF RUSSIARUSSIA UNDER PETER THE GREAT (1689-1725) Methods of social control Extensive police system PASSPORT system Church as champion of autocracyTHE RISE OF RUSSIALEGACY OF PETER THE GREAT Great achievements Great cost (esp. human) Great change for elites Less change for