Russia Geography
What two continents does Russia span?
Europe & Asia
Who was the last tsar of Russia?
Nicholas II
Who is the tsar who created a strong Russian nation after the Mongol invasion?
Ivan the Great (Ivan III)
Who was the tsar who brought western technology and thought to Russia in the 1700s?
Peter the Great
What was the name of the state founded by the Communists in Russia
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
CCCP
What Mountain range separates European Russia from Asian Russia?
The Ural Mountains
Who was the “Constantine of Russia” who established a Christian kingdom in Russia? What tradition of the Christian Faith did he bring to Russia?
Prince Vladimir of Kiev
Name the Russian tsar who created the secret police, murdered his own son, tortured his enemies, and wandered howling through the halls of the Kremlin.
Ivan The Terrible (Ivan IV)
What was Peter the Great’s chief goal for Russia?
to Westernize Russia
When did it end? (referring to the question above)
1991
In what part of Russia are the steppes located?
The South of Russia
Why was Grand Prince Dmitri given the name Donskoi? What does this name mean?
Prince Dmitri was called DOnskoi because he defeated the Mongols in a battle on The Don River. DOnskoi means "of The Don"
What is the name for Ivan the Great’s fortress-palace in Moscow?
The Kremlin
Who was the Russian ruler who brought Peter the Great’s dream fully to reality?
Catherine the Great
Who was the leader of the Communist revolution in 1917?
Vladimir (Ilyich) Lenin
Name four major rivers of European Russia.
The Volga, Dnieper, Dniester, and Don
The Romanov Dynasty ruled Russia from 1613 to ______.
1917
What titles did Ivan the Great take after his marriage to the niece of the last Byzantine emperor?
Ivan The Great (Ivan III)
What is the name of the city founded by Peter the Great and which he made the capital of Russia?
St. Petersburg
What revolutionary group did he lead?
The Bolsheviks
In 1812, the Russian winter forced the armies of ___________ to withdraw from Russia forever.
Napoleon (or France)
Who were the boyars?
Russian Landowning Aristocrats
After Constantinople fell to the Turks, the Russian Church developed the doctrine that Moscow was the ______, because it was the new center of the true Christian Church.
Third Rome
What did "Peter Piper Pick"?
a "Peck of Pickled Peppers"
Give two reasons Russians were willing to listen to revolutionary ideas in the 19th century
a) Western political ideals, such as democracy and republicanism, led people to challenge the Russian government.
b) In 1861, the freeing of the serfs brought them into debt, so the serfs seethed with discontent.
c) Tsar Alexander II tried to force all his sub-jects into the Russian Orthodox Church.
d) The beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in Russia brought misery to many, who thus willingly listened to revolutionaries.