World History Chapter 21- ABSOLUTE MONARCHS IN EUROPE...start the outline...

Sections.......... 1- Spanish Empire 2- France and Louis XIV (14th) 3- Central European Monarchs Clash

4- Absolute Rulers in Russia

5- Parliament Limits the English Monarchy

SECTION 4- Absolute Rulers in Russia

I. The First Czar

A. Rule by Terror

B. Rise of the Romanovs

II. Peter the Great Comes to Power

A. Russia Contrasts with Europe

B. Peter Visits the West

III. Peter Rules Absolutely

A. Peter's Reforms

B. Westernizing Russia

C. Establishing St. Petersburg