Early Settlers
Who were the first people in Russia?
The Slavs
Who did Catherine the Great sign a treaty with?
The Turks
The Czar known as the "the terrible" was
Ivan IV
What were the rulers of Russia called?
Czars
Where did the Vikings come from?
Scandinavia
Catherine the Great
Who rid Russia of the Tartars
Ivan III
Landowning nobles in Russia
Boyars
Who burned Kiev?
The Mongols
Catherine the Great was influenced by ideas from
France
Who was the first Czar of a unified Russia?
Ivan III
Russian peasants who were tied to the land were called .
Serfs
Christianity in Early Russia came from which empire?
The Byzantine Empire
Who was Russia's first woman ruler?
Princess Olga
What did Peter the Great do?
Westernization and changed to the European calendar
Who ordered the building of St. Basils Cathedral?
Ivan IV
Who popularized Christianity in Russia?
Prince Vladimir
Why did Catherine the Great not free the serfs?
She knew no one would agree and she could not see a way to free them.
Which Czar traveled through Europe to study European customs?
Peter the Great
Why did Peter the Great sign a treaty with Sweden?
To protect the lands around St. Petersburg.