Peter the Great wanted to make Russia a western country and to trade with the west, but he had a big problem. In those days you had to have ships to be able to trade, and even though Russia did have Azov, the straits were controlled by the Turks. Peter was smart enough not to want to take on the Turkish army so he turned his attention northwards.
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Read pages 147-149 then discuss these questions with your teacher.
Questions:
Why did Peter want to use the Baltic sea instead of the Black sea to get to Europe?
Which country was in charge of the Baltic Sea?
Why did Peter underestimate Sweden's King?
How long did his war with Sweden last?
What problems did the Russian army encounter when they tried to attack Sweden?
How did the weather help Sweden?
Why did the Swedish army wait for the winter to pass?
What did Peter do during the winter?
Where did Peter build his new city? What was it called? Why?
Which problems did Peter encounter while building the city?
Why were the Swedish soldiers afraid of the Russian winter?
What did they do? What is frostbite?
What did it do to the soldiers?
How did Charles XII die?
Which crafts did Peter teach the Russians to make?
What happened in 1724?
Homework:
Write the eulogy of Peter the Great that was read at his funeral. Mention some good things and bad things that he did.
For an informative time line go here: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/peter-the-great-of-russia-31614e2a-2e1c-443c-9694-ef3fe6220240
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