<span> He modernized the country, importing western technology and ideas. He also turned it into European power, by defeating Sweden( a local superpower of that day) in the Great Northern War. Finally, he established royal authority over the church.
Other, minor reforms, included having the nobility shave their beards.Finally, and perhaps most famously,he built the city of Saint Petersburg, later Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg again.
On the negative side, he was a paranoid tyrant who solidified Czarist absolutism, but as Lenin later said, to make an omelette, one has to break a few eggs. </span>
Factors that allowed European nations to dominate Africa and Asia included the ability to travel quickly across the ocean and the ability to carry and ship food and weapons. The shipping lanes helped the Europeans to take over almost every area they visited.
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Page 1: modern medical techniques
Page 2: providing an ethical code to live by
Page 3: classical civilizations usually promoted one religion over others
Page 4: Cyrus was a cruel tyrant who took advantage of his people
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