People
Why was Ivan the Terrible given that name?
He killed many people and used terror to make people obey him.
Capital city of Kievan Rus:
Kyiv (Kiev)
Which people group conquered the Kievan Rus?
the Mongols
First powerful ruler of the Mongols, who united them and began to conquer the world.
Genghis Khan
Why do we have little information about the early groups of people who lived in Eastern Europe?
they didn't have a written language
Who was the first ruler of Kievan Rus?
Rurik
Which powerful empire did the people of Kievan Rus trade with?
Byzantine Empire
Which ruler converted Kievan Rus to Orthodox Christianity?
Vladimir 1
The Mongol army was known as the:
Golden Horde
Use one word to describe the religion of Slavic people groups before they converted to Orthodox Christianity.
polytheistic
This ruler refused to pay tribute to the Mongols and pushed them out of his territory.
Ivan the Great
Which Russian city became powerful during and after Mongol rule?
The general name for the tribes living in Eastern Europe:
Slavs
Mongols forced the people they conquered to pay:
tribute
How did the Slavic tribes get an alphabet?
Byzantine missionaries came and created it
This Mongol leader conquered Kieven Rus.
Batu Khan
Explain how Moscow became known as the 'Third Rome.'
After the Byzantine Empire fell, Russian rulers gave themselves the name 'tsar,' like 'caesar.' They continued to promote Orthodox Christianity and built Moscow into a great city.
Which group of people first sent princes to rule the various tribes in eastern Europe?
Scandanavians
Mongol leaders were called:
khans
What was the Slavic alphabet called, and which language was it based on?
Called Cyrillic, based on Greek letters.