AP Success - AP European History: Peter the Great's Cultural Reforms
Question 1
The requirement for all Russian men to grow long beards to promote traditional values.
The imposition of a tax on beards for certain classes of Russian society.
The prohibition of traditional Russian clothing and the introduction of a national uniform.
The mandatory adoption of Western European clothing styles for all Russian citizens.
Question 2
To distinguish the Russian nobility from the peasantry more clearly.
To undermine the authority of the Russian Orthodox Church.
To modernize Russian society and customs by encouraging Western styles of dress and grooming.
To raise revenue for the state through a new form of taxation.
Question 3
The tax was uniformly applied to all classes without any exemptions.
Gentlemen, merchants, and other subjects had to pay a higher tax than commoners if they wished to keep their beards.
Peasants were the only class required to pay the beard tax, while nobility were exempt.
All social classes were exempt from the beard tax except for the clergy and the military.
Question 4
Merchants and officials.
Women and children.
Priests and peasants.
The military and the nobility.
Question 5
They saw the tax as a minor inconvenience and largely complied without protest.
They welcomed the tax as a necessary step towards modernization.
They regarded the tax as a sin and a threat to their religion.
They viewed the tax as a fair means of redistributing wealth among the classes.
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