Czars
Geography
Vocabulary
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Potpouri
100
This Czar ordered a beard tax if Russian's wanted to keep their beards.
Ivan the IV Bonus: why did he want Russia to get rid of their beards?
100
Catherine the Great was born and raised in which country?
Germany
100
A synonym for Grassland in Russia is...
Steppe
100
Anastasia Romanovna came from what class of people?
Boyar Bonus: why is she important to Ivan IV's rule?
100
the Romanov dynasty had _____ for 300 yrs.
reign
200
Who was Russia's first woman ruler?
Princess Olga
200
What countries did the Slavs come from?
Ukraine, Poland, and Czech
200
The Slavs paid this to the Vikings.
Tribute
200
This empire inspired princess Olga to convert to Christianity.
Byzantine Empire
200
Ivan the IV is the what to Ivan the III?
Grandson
300
Which ruler created Absolute Power for Czars?
Ivan III Bonus: what is absolute power?
300
Why was it easy for invaders to go into Russia?
big country, flat land, mountains not very high Bonus: who were the people who invaded from the West
300
A group of countries or territories under the control of one government or ruler is a ?
Empire
300
These people came to Russia from Scandnavia
Vikings Bonus:what was the Vikings nickname ?
300
Catherine the Great set this up with Alaska?
Fur trade
400
This Czar built the Kremlin in Moscow.
Ivan III
400
What bodies of water are around Russia?
Arctic Ocean, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Baltic Sea
400
Ivan the IV blinded one of these when he said he would be able to duplicate St. Basil's Cathedral for someone else.
architect
400
This city is home to Russia's first warm-water port.
Odessa, Russia Bonus: who made this possible?
400
A boyar is equivalent to a what in feudal Europe?
Noble
500
What was Vladimir's title.
Grand Prince Bonus: how is this different than a czar?
500
The mountain range in Russia is called?
Ural Mountains
500
a person who has the training and authority to carry out religious ceremonies or rituals
priest
500
This city was called the "widow on the west"
St. Petersburg Bonus: who moved Russia's capital there?
500
this ruler forced their people to convert to Christianity?
Prince Vladimir
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