Name for the Mongol army that conquered Russia and demanded payments.
What is the Golden Horde
100
name for Peter’s “Summer Palace”
What is Peterhof
100
Ivan IV secret police or "death squads"
Who are the Oprichniki
100
Religious man, gained influence with the Czar after working to heal Czar's son. Was assassinated...eventually
Who is Rasputin
100
the “wonder drug” used (with poor results) to treat the Czarevich’s illness
What is Aspirin
200
Early leader who won a crucial battle at age 19 and is sometimes called the "Russian George Washington."
Who is Alexander Nevsky
200
Peter put down a revolt by this group after returning from his tour of Europe.
Who are the Streltsy
200
Term literally meaning "Caesar," used by Russian Emperors for centuries. Ivan IV was the first
What is Czar (Tsar)
200
Leader of the Communist Revolution
Who is Vladimir Lenin (Lenin)
200
is the term used to describe the events of January 22nd 1905, when peasants marched to present a petition to the Czar in St. Petersburg and were met with gunfire from the Czars troops.
What is "Bloody Sunday"
300
payments made by Muscovy to the Mongol in exchange for protection
What is tribute
300
Peter was most known for this, a term describing his policy of modeling Russia after Europe in all things.
What is "westernization"
300
was the name of Ivan IV’s network of underground torture chambers.
What is the Henchmen's Court
300
The family that ruled Russia from 1613-1917.
Who are the Romanovs
300
Known as the "Royal Disease," characterized by the inability to form blood clots
What is Hemophilia
400
the first Russian leader to refuse payment to the Mongols, “set Russia Free”
Who is Ivan III
400
a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor
What is a Regent?
400
name for the cathedral built by Ivan IV (or... an architect he employed)
What is St. Basil's Cathedral
400
German philosopher, credited with "inventing" communism. His writings inspired the Russian Communist Revolution
Who is Karl Marx
400
Term for an overthrow of a government by a small group of people
(Pronunciation Counts!)
What is a "coup d'etat"
500
Leader of the Mongol Horde
Who is Batu Khan
500
was created by Peter to make the nobility serve his government rather than their own personal interests, based on the idea of “promotion through merit”
What is the Table of Ranks
500
Moscow government complex, renovated by Ivan IV
What is the Kremlin
500
Czar who was known as the "Great Reformer", emancipated (freed) the serfs in 1861
Who is Alexander II
500
a member of the middle class, accused by communists of “enslaving the working class”