Russian Empire
Russian Empire
1. Slavs-
1. Slavs-
2. Who were the Varangians, or Rus?
2. Who were the Varangians, or Rus?
3. Describe the relationship between the Slavs and the Rus (Viking Russians).
3. Describe the relationship between the Slavs and the Rus (Viking Russians).
4. boyars-
4. boyars-
5. Around 880, ____________ was settled. It was a city on the Dnieper River,
which helped them trade with Constantinople.
6. Who were Saint Methodist and Saint Cyril?
5. Around 880, ____________ was settled. It was a city on the Dnieper River,
which helped them trade with Constantinople.
6. Who were Saint Methodist and Saint Cyril?
7. Cyrillic Alphabet-
7. Cyrillic Alphabet-
8. Describe Vladimir’s conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy.
8. Describe Vladimir’s conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy.
9. Describe the impact the Mongols had on Russia—specifically Kiev.
9. Describe the impact the Mongols had on Russia—specifically Kiev.
10. Do you approve of the Russian nobles cooperating with the Mongols? Why or
why not?
10. Do you approve of the Russian nobles cooperating with the Mongols? Why or
why not?
11. The official name of Russia when the Mongols ruled it was
__________________________________.
12. How did Mongol rule isolate Russia from Western Europe?
11. The official name of Russia when the Mongols ruled it was
__________________________________.
12. How did Mongol rule isolate Russia from Western Europe?
13. Czar-
13. Czar-
14. Ivan III, prince of _________________, officially made a break with the
_____________ in 1480.
14. Ivan III, prince of _________________, officially made a break with the
_____________ in 1480.
15. Third Rome-
15. Third Rome-