Select the correct descriptions

Question

in the table. Descriptions may
be used more than once.

Peter the Great

Catherine the Great

fought Poland and the
Ottoman empire to gain
land in Eastern Europe

fought Sweden to gain
access to the Baltic

won access to the Black
Sea

sent explorers across
the Bering Sea to North
America

Answer 1

Here’s the correct matching of descriptions for Peter the Great and Catherine the Great:

Peter the Great

• fought Sweden to gain access to the Baltic
• sent explorers across the Bering Sea to North America

Catherine the Great

• fought Poland and the Ottoman empire to gain land in Eastern Europe
• won access to the Black Sea

So, the descriptions can be summarized as follows:

• Peter the Great:

  • fought Sweden to gain access to the Baltic
  • sent explorers across the Bering Sea to North America

• Catherine the Great:

  • fought Poland and the Ottoman empire to gain land in Eastern Europe
  • won access to the Black Sea