One of two 10th century monks that helped the Slavs give up their old religion and convert to Christianity. The new written language they created is named after him.
Who was Cyril?
100
He was the founder of modern Russia. He ruled from 1462 CE to 1505 CE. He freed the Russians from foreign influence.
Who was Ivan the Great (Ivan III)?
100
A group of monks who live and work together.
What is a religious order?
100
The Empire that greatly influenced the people of Eastern Europe, also known as the Slavs. Its capital was Constantinople (Byzantium).
What was the Byzantine Empire?
100
What are three things that show Russia's ties with the Byzantine empire?
The Russian king Vladimir married the sister of the Byzantine emperor. The Byzantines traded with Russia. Russians built their churches in the same style that the Byzantines did.
200
One of two 10th century monks that helped the Slavs convert to Christianity from their old religion. He helped translate the Bible and songs into Slavic.
Who was Methodius?
200
In 1533 CE, he became ruler of Russia at three years old. During his reign, he made Russia three times larger by expanding to the south and east. He crowned himself as the first "czar" of Russia. His government killed thousands of Russians as well as thousands of enemies.
Who was Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV)?
200
The center of the Russian church and the Russian government.
What is the Kremlin?
200
These are some of the modern countries that make up the area of central Asia that the Slavs moved into. (Name 5 of 8)
What is Russia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia and Poland. (Also accept Georgia)
200
Why was Kiev an important city?
Kiev was important because it was located at the center of three trade routes (especially the North-South routes to and from Constantinople).
300
An early Russian king that married the sister of the Byzantine emperor, making Russians feel closer to the Byzantine Empire.
Who was Vladimir?
300
Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV) believed this first Roman emperor to be his ancestor. His surname became a Russian word for "ruler."
Who was Augustus Caesar?
300
An assembly which had the power to accept or remove a Russian prince. It was made up of all free, adult male citizens.
What is a Veche?
300
In 862 CE, Prince Rurik founded Russia with this city as his capital. It is located on the Dnieper River and controlled the North-South trade routes from Constantinople.
What is Kiev?
300
What are three things Ivan the Great (Ivan III) did to help Russia?
-He freed the Russians from foreign rule.
-Set up a strong gov't.
-Rebuilt the Kremlin.
400
The "Grand Princess of Kiev" and was Russia's first woman ruler. She was also one of Russia's first Christian rulers.
She avenged her husband's death in 945 CE, by executing hundreds of people.
Who was Olga?
400
She was a great influence on Ivan the Great (Ivan III). She convinced him to adopt the double-headed eagle as his symbol and to take control of both the government and the church.
Who was Sophia?
400
A Russian noble who owned land.
What is a Boyar?
400
This became the capital of modern Russia in 1294 CE (and still is today). The Kremlin is located here.
What is Moscow?
400
How were the Slavs able to read and understand the Bible?
The Slavs could read and understand the Bible because the monks invented the Cyrillic alphabet, and used it to translate the the Bible.
500
A Russian prince that defeated the Swedes (from Sweden) at the Neva River in 1240 CE. The Russians gave him the title "Nevsky".
Who was Alexander?
500
In 1294 CE, Nevsky's son became ruler of Muscovy, or Moscow, which became the capital of Russia. Later princes would take the title "Grand Prince of All Russia."
Who was Daniel?
500
The ruler of Russia; a Russian title that means "caesar".
What is a Czar?
500
One of three major bodies of water that Russians had access to around 1000 CE.
What is the Blatic Sea, Black Sea or Caspian Sea?
500
Why was Ivan IV knows as Ivan the Terrible?
Ivan IV is known as Ivan the Terrible because he was cruel. He ordered the execution of thousands of Russians and captured enemy soldiers.