Military Expansion

INTRODUCTION:

• TOPIC: Military Reformation and Expansion.

• HISTORICAL QUESTION: What effect did military reforms have on the expansion of Muscovy from its inception under the rule of Ivan III through the reign of Feodor III (1462-1682)?

• THESIS: Military reforms caused a drastic cultural and social reform in the Muscovite era.

MAIN BODY:

• SUPPORTING POINT 1: Western Expansion and adoption. o TOPIC SENTENCE: Muscovite Russia expanded as a result of incorporating outside influences and adopting select ideals. o EVIDENCE 1: “The transmission and reception of military culture did not occur in a vacuum. As innovations spread outward to peripheral areas of Europe and across the globe, their reception across cultural lines was both facilitated

The universal uniform laws of development ensured Russia would eventually share Western Europe’s socio-economic and political structure, and as proof he noted that contemporary Russia’s economy was forcing the state to play less of a role and that social groups were becoming independent.”

CONCLUSION:

• RESTATE THESIS: Military reforms caused a drastic cultural and social reform in the Muscovite era which enabled significant national change through the years of Ivan III and Feodor.

• ADDRESS THE BROADER SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TOPIC: The significance of this shows how Russia got its prime state in the Muscovite era due to military reforms which resulted in social and political reformations. Without exapansion there would be no cultural adaptations or reforms which would have brought Russia in this era to its peak leaving them in their slowly developing state. They needed the help of their allies to prosper, without diplomacy and