AP World History Chapter 18 Study Guide
– Russia’s Last Great Expansion Exam
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Theme 1: Russian Expansion and the Frontier
QUESTION: What vast, sparsely populated region did Russia expand into during this
period?
ANSWER: ✓ Siberia
QUESTION: What was the primary motivation for Russian expansion into Siberia?
ANSWER: ✓ The pursuit of furs, especially sable, for profitable trade.
QUESTION: Who were the nomadic peoples of Central Asia that fiercely resisted Russian
expansion?
ANSWER: ✓ The Kazakhs and other Turkic Muslim groups.
QUESTION: What was the name of the independent Russian warrior bands that led
much of the early expansion into Siberia?
ANSWER: ✓ Cossacks
QUESTION: Which Russian ruler is credited with beginning the systematic conquest of
Siberia in the 16th century?
ANSWER: ✓ Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible)
QUESTION: What Russian city became the major trading hub and administrative center
for Siberian expansion?
ANSWER: ✓ Irkutsk
, QUESTION: How did the Russian state encourage settlement in newly conquered
territories?
ANSWER: ✓ By offering exemptions from taxes and land grants to peasants and
soldiers.
QUESTION: What was the name of the forced labor system that expanded eastward
with Russian settlers, binding peasants to the land?
ANSWER: ✓ Serfdom
QUESTION: What was the ultimate geographic limit of Russian expansion in the east?
ANSWER: ✓ The Pacific Ocean (reached in the 17th century)
QUESTION: What was the name of the famous rebellion led by a Cossack chieftain that
challenged Russian authority in the frontier?
ANSWER: ✓ Pugachev's Rebellion (1773-1775)
Theme 2: The Romanov Dynasty and Westernization
QUESTION: Which dynasty ruled Russia throughout this period of expansion?
ANSWER: ✓ The Romanov Dynasty
QUESTION: Which Romanov tsar is most associated with a program of intense
Westernization?
ANSWER: ✓ Peter the Great (Peter I)
QUESTION: What was Peter the Great's new capital city, built to be a "window to the
West"?
ANSWER: ✓ St. Petersburg
QUESTION: What major war did Peter fight against Sweden to gain access to the Baltic
Sea?
ANSWER: ✓ The Great Northern War
– Russia’s Last Great Expansion Exam
Questions with Correct Answers Already
Graded A+ Updated 2025/2026
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Theme 1: Russian Expansion and the Frontier
QUESTION: What vast, sparsely populated region did Russia expand into during this
period?
ANSWER: ✓ Siberia
QUESTION: What was the primary motivation for Russian expansion into Siberia?
ANSWER: ✓ The pursuit of furs, especially sable, for profitable trade.
QUESTION: Who were the nomadic peoples of Central Asia that fiercely resisted Russian
expansion?
ANSWER: ✓ The Kazakhs and other Turkic Muslim groups.
QUESTION: What was the name of the independent Russian warrior bands that led
much of the early expansion into Siberia?
ANSWER: ✓ Cossacks
QUESTION: Which Russian ruler is credited with beginning the systematic conquest of
Siberia in the 16th century?
ANSWER: ✓ Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible)
QUESTION: What Russian city became the major trading hub and administrative center
for Siberian expansion?
ANSWER: ✓ Irkutsk
, QUESTION: How did the Russian state encourage settlement in newly conquered
territories?
ANSWER: ✓ By offering exemptions from taxes and land grants to peasants and
soldiers.
QUESTION: What was the name of the forced labor system that expanded eastward
with Russian settlers, binding peasants to the land?
ANSWER: ✓ Serfdom
QUESTION: What was the ultimate geographic limit of Russian expansion in the east?
ANSWER: ✓ The Pacific Ocean (reached in the 17th century)
QUESTION: What was the name of the famous rebellion led by a Cossack chieftain that
challenged Russian authority in the frontier?
ANSWER: ✓ Pugachev's Rebellion (1773-1775)
Theme 2: The Romanov Dynasty and Westernization
QUESTION: Which dynasty ruled Russia throughout this period of expansion?
ANSWER: ✓ The Romanov Dynasty
QUESTION: Which Romanov tsar is most associated with a program of intense
Westernization?
ANSWER: ✓ Peter the Great (Peter I)
QUESTION: What was Peter the Great's new capital city, built to be a "window to the
West"?
ANSWER: ✓ St. Petersburg
QUESTION: What major war did Peter fight against Sweden to gain access to the Baltic
Sea?
ANSWER: ✓ The Great Northern War
