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Which English Tudor Queen was famous for protecting her power by staying single?
This Scottish noble took the English crown after Elizabeth died with no heir.
King Henry VIII, after being denied a divorce created this religion
Famous for being an absolutist Catholic king, what did Charles I do that caused Parliament to spark a civil war?
Refused to sign the Petition of Right and levied a heavy tax against his people
Give me the sequence of English rulers starting with Henry VIII and ending with William and Mary
Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Richard Cromwell, Charles II, James II, William and Mary
Who built a system of banks and roads in Russia, helping to bring it to world power status?
How did Ivan the Terrible acquire the nickname Ivan the Terrible?
He handily defeated the Tartars thanks to the use of gunpowder
Peter the Great began a conquest against the port-city of Asov. Why was Asov so significant? Be sure to provide exact names of bodies of water, cities, and major land marks!
He wanted access to the Black Sea which meant increased trade with Constantinople and the Silk Road
What was the official name of the landowners in Russia that Ivan the Terrible hated for trying to compete with him for power? This hatred caused him to publically hang many of them as he blamed them for starting the Moscow fires.
Who can we blame for starting the English Civil War? Who served as “the gas that was thrown onto the fire?
What were the 2 sides of the English Civil War and who did they support?
Cavaliers: King Charles IRoundheads: Cromwell and the Parliament
What specific Protestant religion did Oliver Cromwell believe in? This was the same religion which caused him to ban sports, makeup, holidays, pubs, and even Christmas.
As a result of Cromwell’s victory England became a commonwealth (not really though). What became of Charles I?
Thanks to disciplined use of gunpowder on the battlefield, Oliver Cromwell’s Roundheads won which decisive battle in the English Civil War? It is today considered the “turning point” of the war.
Ivan the Terrible fought a vicious 5 month long siege with the Tartars. Who were the Tartars decedents of?
In order to gain access to the Black Sea and the trade possibilities it offered, Peter the Great had to first build this. Subsequently his legend began to grow.
The process in which Catherine and Peter the Great utilized their experiences in Europe to benefit the Russian people was know as this.
What events occurred that allowed Catherine the Great to become the first Czarina of Russia? Furthermore, what were the reform plans that she instituted?
She had to first have her husband murdered. Her reform plans were very similar to Peter the Great’s in that education in science, expanded trade, and a fair legal system were to be emphasized.
How many years did it take Ivan the Terrible to transform Russia from the a dirt poor country to a superpower?
What is the name of the government where a single individual with royal blood sits atop the throne and carries all the power of the nation?
What is the name of the government where the top general of the army, even though he does not have royal blood in him, single-handedly controls the future of the nation?
What document did William and Mary have to sign in order to be crowned king and queen of England after James II fled to France?
What does it mean to be a Machiavellian leader and which of our enlighteners would have supported the idea of the Russian Czar?
One of the biggest challenges that Catherine the Great faced was within her quest to free the serfs in Russia. What is another name for a Russian serf? What kind of influence do they have in Russian government and economy?