🇪🇺ap european history review

Westernization

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The process of transforming political, religious, and cultural institutions to align with Western European models, as undertaken by Peter the Great and Catherine the Great in Russia.

AP course connection

Topic 3.7: 3.7 Absolutist Approaches to Power

Unit 3