Peter the Great and Crisis in Europe

On Friday 14th, Mar. and Monday 17th, Mar. we began our next unit about absolutism in Europe. We looked at the political, religious, and social turmoil of the period and then watched a video on one of the great monarchs of the time, Peter the Great. If you were absent, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed:

1) Read Chapter 14 Sections 1 & 2 and complete the following worksheet:

Worksheet: Europe in Crisis

2) Research Peter the Great and write a one to one and a half page report on him. What kind of man was he both politically and personally? Why is he considered different from the typical Russian? What did he do to change Russian culture? What was the importance of his city, St. Petersburg?

Thanks.