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