15.5 Eastern & Central Europe

Bell Work: Name either a sports team or company that use to be very good and now gets beat on a regular basis or now is not a very dominate company.

• Read Section 5 Notes: Your choice 10 overall section notes or by sub-section• Daily Quiz• Review Q’s & I.D.• Map

Identification

Give the significance for the following: One sentence•Peter the Great•Catherine the Great•Maria Theresa•The Great Elector•Frederick William I•Frederick the Great

Ch. 15.5 Review Q’s/Activities

1. Create a List of 5 reason why Russia was isolated from western Europe after gaining independence in the late 1400’s.

2. Create a 2 column chart headed Peter the Great & Catherine the Great. List the changes in Russia made by each leader.

3. Make a web of Maria Theresa’s problems she faced while governing the Habsburg family.

4. How did Frederick the Great contribute to the growth of Prussia?5. List the leaders of Russia from this section in order of importance

for Russia’s growth. Who did the most to westernize Russia. Who was Russia’s greatest leader to this point.

Reasons for Russian Isolation

• Mongol Domination• Byzantine Culture• Eastern Orthodox religion• Cyrillic Alphabet• Geography