1. What type of state was Russia at the beginning of the 17th century?

2. Who was elected as the new Russian Tsar after the "Time of Troubles"?

3. What impact did Ulozhenie (Law Code) of 1649 have on Russian society?

4. How did Russian culture change under Alexis Romanov?

5. What impact did Patriarch Nikon's reforms have on the Russian Orthodox Church?

6. Who are the "Old Believers'?

7. Why do you think Peter the Great hated the Kremlin?

8. How did Peter learn about Western traditions and innovations before he went to Europe?

9. What were some of the trades Peter learned in Europe?

10. How did Russians react to Peter's westernization?

11. How did Peter change Russia after his trip to the West?

12. What calendar system did Peter I introduce?

13. How did Peter I change the government machinery?

14. What is the "Table of Ranks"?

15. Why did Peter want to build St. Petersburg? What were the problems in building the city?

16. What is the significance of the Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral?

17. What kind of relationship did Peter have with his son Alexei (Alexis)?

18. When did Russia become an Empire?

19. What place is known as "Peter's Versaille on the Sea"?