Russian Empire

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/russian-empire

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the formal proclamation year?1721
2. What is the key imperial expansion phase?18th and 19th centuries
3. What was the Russian Empire and when did it start?The Russian Empire was a huge country ruled by emperors, officially beginning in 1721 when Peter the Great declared it an empire.
4. How did the Russian Empire grow so large?It expanded across Eurasia by conquering Siberia, fighting the Ottoman Empire and Persia, and even reaching Alaska, adding many lands and peoples.

Autocracy: A system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person.
Serfdom: A condition of bondage where peasants are tied to the land and their lord.
Westernization: The adoption of ideas, culture, and technology from Western countries, particularly Europe.
Duma: A legislative body established in Russia after the Revolution of 1905.