The Age Of Absolutism Frq Presentation 2

The Age of Absolutism Question – Analyze the major ways through Czar Peter the Great (1689-1725) sought to reform his society and its institutions in order to strengthen Russia and its position in Europe. Jane Le Period 2

Intro Sentence: The Age of Absolutism was a period in which monarchs wanted to increase their riches and power for the state. ,[object Object]

TS: Peter the Great sought to modernize Russia politically to strengthen it as a whole. E1: In order to fight off corruption and keep his personal authority, Peter the Great reorganized his administration. C1: He establishes the colleges and assigns a secretary for each one to make the government more efficient and effective.

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E1: When Peter came back from his journey, he brings back the printing press allowing knowledge to be spread. ,[object Object],C1: To show that Peter wanted to modernize Russia, he wrote the very first newspaper, making Russia a more well informed country.

E2: Peter also tries to get his boyars to abolish the idea of serfdom because he saw in the west that they had already eliminated it. ,[object Object],CS:

TS: Religiously ,[object Object],C1: Peter would be able to modernize Russia if the Old Believers were exiled because they were people who did not believe in modernization.

E2: In order to be head of the church, he abolished the position of the patriarch, the head of the church, and replaces it with a government department called the Holy Synod. ,[object Object],[object Object]

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E2: In 1722, Peter establishes a Table of Ranks, which was a table that equated a person’s social position, and was to draw the nobility into serving the country. ,[object Object],[object Object]

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