5-4 Guided Reading  Absolute Rulers of Russia

A.  Identifying Solutions.  As you read this section, complete the chart by explaining how Peter the Great solved each problem he encountered in his efforts to westernize Russia
 
 

Problems --------------------------------------Solutions
1.  Russian people did not believe
that change was necessary.
 
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2.  The Russian Orthodox
Church was too strong.
 
 
3.  The great landowners had too much power.
 
 
4. The Russian army was untrained and its tactics and weapons were outdated.
5.  Russian society had to change to compete with the modern states of Europe.
6.  To promote educational growth, Russia needed a seaport for travel to the west.
7.  The port needed to be built.
 
 
8.  The new city needed to be settled