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19 Cards in this Set
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Byzantine Christians formed the _________ _________ Church.
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Eastern Orthodox
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What was the legal system of the Byzantine Empire?
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Justinian's Code
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What was a major contribution of the Byzantine Empire?
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The preservation of Greek and Roman culture
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Byzantine culture and religion had a great influence on __________.
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Russia
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Name two absolute rulers (tsars/czars) of Russia during the Age of Absolutism.
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Peter the Great
Catherine the Great |
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Peter the Great wanted to _________ and _________ Russia.
He wanted his capitol city to be a "__________ to the _______." |
westernize,
modernizeWindow to the west |
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Catherine the Great continued Peter's policy of westernization and modernization. She also succeeded in getting a ___________________ for Russia.
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warm water port
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What was the slogan of the Russian Revolution?
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"Peace, Land, and Bread"
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What were three causes of the Russian Revolution?
(Hint: Think of the slogan and explain what the people wanted.) |
1. Russia had suffered millions of casualties in World War I so they wanted PEACE.
2. The peasant farmers who had no land wanted LAND reform. 3. There were food shortages so they demanded BREAD. |
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The Russian Revolution was also called the ____________ Revolution.
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Bolshevik
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Who was the leader of the Russian or Bolshevik Revolution?
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Lenin
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After the Russian Revolution, Russia (the Soviet Union/USSR) became the world's first _________ country.
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communist
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What was Lenin's economic policy called?
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The New economic Policy (NEP)
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After Lenin died, who became the next communist ruler?
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Stalin
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Under Stalin, the communist government tried to control all aspects of people's lives. What do you call that type of government?
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totalitarian
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The Soviet Union had COMMAND ECONOMY. Who makes economic decisions in a command economy?
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the government
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What was the goal of Stalin's five-year plans?
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to industrialize the Soviet Union so that it would be a powerful country
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What were collectives?
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large, state-owned farms on which peasants were forced to live
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Stalin was a brutal ruler. Many people who opposed him were put in prison or executed.
What is genocide? |
the intentional attempt to destroy an entire religious or ethical group of people
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