<span>Peter was concerned that Russia was falling behind other European countries in terms of economics, the sciences, art & literature as well as trade and manufacturing (this has been a constant theme throughout Russian history). Peter wanted to create a new city, built in the Western, European style to reflect Russia's new, Western looking thinking. It, St Petersburg, was designed to be an architectural marvel, a glittering city on the Baltic to rival Paris or Venice or Vienna. The problem with the previous capital, Moscow, was that it was, in Peter's mind, a provincial, Eastern looking city, full of eastern minded people - the Boyars - and dominated by the Orthodox Church. He stipulated what clothes people could wear - and how they could cut their hair & beards, again adopting Western, rather than Easyern styles. St Petersburg was build to attract architects, artists, writers, as well as to create the perfect place for manufacturing new products - it had a port with easy access to Helsinki, the Hansa ports of Germany, Stockholm, Copenhagen as well as the Dutch cities and, the heart of World trade - London. The city was also sited to act as a deterrent to Swedish designs on the Southern Baltic coast - Russian territory.
The Boyars were noble families, traditionally associated with Moscow, who had a great deal of autonomy and influence over state affairs. Many Tsars had had difficulties controlling them. </span>
The answer to this question is the letter "B" which is "petition". Adults charged with crimes, this is common but when children who are not being tried as adults have a "petition" of complaint against them because they are not under the legal age. They might go in rehabilitation shelters designed for children.
b.The monarch could expand his or her territory into new lands without the cost or risk required to set up a colony.
Charters were business ventures and the cost and maintenance of the settlement is up to the business.
Monarchs investing in a charter allowed them to expand their empire and bring wealth into the country with little investment. The monarch acted as an investor while the company set up a means of making money. If the settlement failed was successful, the monarchy would profit but if it failed the money lost was felt most by the company.
The German peasants revolted because Luther’s ideas about his criticisms of the Church especially Christian Freedom. The equal opportunity of all Christians encouraged peasants to request an end to serfdom. Peasants insulted and disrespected the Church authority by attacking and raiding the monasteries.
Moroccans hoped to bring Christianity to the people of Songhai. ... The Songhai Empire had begun persecuting Muslims, and the Moroccans invaded in order to defend Islam. o. Morocco wanted control of the Trans-Saharan gold trade.
