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Age of Absolutism

Age of Absolutism. Absolutism in Russia. Video. Peter the Great. Member of the Romanov Dynasty Became Czar at the age of 10 Handsome, temperamental, 7 ft. tall & larger than life Curious Studied Shipbuilding Studied Medicine & Dentistry. Peter the Great 1672 - 1725.

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Age of Absolutism

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  1. Age of Absolutism Absolutism in Russia

  2. Video Peter the Great

  3. Member of the Romanov Dynasty • Became Czar at the age of 10 • Handsome, temperamental, 7 ft. tall & larger than life • Curious • Studied Shipbuilding • Studied Medicine & Dentistry Peter the Great 1672 - 1725

  4. Built a fortress, city, canals, palaces

  5. Most autocratic of Europe’s rulers • Westernization • Beard Tax • Western Clothing • Forced Dancing • Serfdom Social Reform

  6. Married a maid • Added new lands • Built a Navy • Removed threats It’s good to be Czar…

  7. Catherinethe Great

  8. A German princess that married into the Romanov Dynasty • Her husband, Czar Peter III, murdered • Became a Russian Orthodox • Wanted to further Westernize Russia Catherine the Great 1729 - 1796

  9. Hermitage, Winter Palace • Catherine's Palace & the Amber Room • Countless other Palaces like the Palace of Gratitude

  10. More peasants forced into serfdom • Gave away over 360,000 serfs as rewards • Had many “favorites” • Wars to expand territory Absolutism is fun…

  11. “I shall be an autocrat, that’s my trade, and the good Lord will forgive me, that’s his.” -Catherine the Great

  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfWaHCWO42M

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