Hist 104, Lecture 05:
Eurasian Empire: Russia, 1500-1800
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0. Keywords

Ivan III (r. 1462-1505), Ivan IV (r. 1533-1584), Peter I (r. 1682-1725), Catherine II (r. 1762-1795), Romanovs, tsar (csar), cossack, serf, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Caucasus, Siberia

1. Foundations of a Eurasian Empire

a. The Byzantine Pretensions of Ivan III
b. What Made Ivan IV So Terrible?
c. Rise of the Romanovs

2. You’re Asian?

a. To Be or Not To Be European
b. What Made Peter I So Great? (See ER: "Peter the Great and the Rise of Russia")
c. Catherine II and the French Connection

3. Yes, Eurasian!

a. Facing Europe
b. Facing Islam
c. Facing Asia

4. Outcomes of Expansion

a. Serfs, Bound and Runaway
b. Eurasian Trade: Archangel to Astrakhan, Moscow to Kamchatka
c. Multicultural, Multiethnic Mix