People
Who was the first czar of a unified Russia?
Ivan III/Ivan the Great
Which city was called "Window on the West"?
St. Petersburg
The ruler who insisted that Orthodox Christianity become the official religion of Russia
Prince Vladimir
The title of an emperor of Russia
Czar
Grassland plain
Steppe
Who ordered the construction of the Moscow Kremlin?
Ivan III/Ivan the Great
Which ruler of Russia was born in Germany?
Peter the Great (Peter III)
Who paid tribute to the Vikings?
Slavs
A peasant who is not free; a person living on a feudal estate who was required to work for the lord of the manner
Serf
To rule over a country as czar, king, or queen
Reign
Russia's first woman ruler
Catherine the Great
Which city was Russia's first warm-water port on the Black Sea?
Odessa
Christianity in Early Russia came from...
A group of countries or territories under the control of one government or ruler
Empire
A central fortress built to protect a Russian city
Kremlin
Who ordered the building of St. Basil's Cathedral?
Ivan IV/Ivan the Terrible
The Vikings came to Russia from...
Scandinavia
Which ruler forced Russian men to shave their beards?
Peter the Great
A person who belongs to an ethnic group of people that settled in Eastern Europe many years ago; the Slavs include Russians, Ukranians, Poles, and Czechs
Slavs
Payment of money or goods by a people or their ruler in exchange for protection
Tribute
Who considered freeing the serfs but did not?
Catherine the Great
Why was the Moscow Kremlin built?
As a central fortress; protection
Why was Ivan IV called Ivan the Terrible?
He waged war on his neighbors, persecuted boyars and serfs, killed his favorite son, ordered arrests & executions, and brought about the Time of Troubles.
The class of landowning nobles in Russia
Boyars
Russian peasants forced to work the land
Serfs