CKHG Unit 7: Early Russia
NOTE: The resources for this unit are in the first part of Czars and Shoguns: Early Russia and Feudal Japan.
Focus:
This unit introduces students to major geographical features of the vast lands of Russia and tells the story of how Russia grew from a small principality to a large country ruled by powerful czars. Students learn how, after the fall of Constantinople, Moscow emerged as the center of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Students meet Ivan III (the Great) and Ivan IV (the Terrible), who expanded Russian territory and the authority of the czars. Students also learn how Peter the Great and Catherine the Great sought to modernize and westernize Russia.
Number of Lessons: 6
Instruction Time:
45 minutes (Each lesson may be divided into shorter segments.)
Additional Search Terms:
serfs • St. Petersburg • Ural Mountains • Siberia • Volga River • Don River • Kremlin
