Vocab
What is a serf?
a peasant who is not free and is forced to work for a lord
Who was the first female ruler of Russia?
Princess Olga
What geographic title does Russia hold?
Largest country by land area
Who ordered the Slavs to pay tribute, in exchange for protection?
The Vikings
Which horse-faring people took over Russia for a few decades?
The Mongols
What is a kremlin?
a central fortress built to protect a Russian city
Who was the first czar over unified Russia?
Ivan the Great
The Slavs
What did Peter the Great force all Russian men to do? (That is, unless they paid a hefty fine?
Shave off their beards!
What did Ivan the Terrible do after his wife, Anastasia, died?
In a fit of rage, he killed his favorite son
to rule as a czar, king, or queen
Which ruler first Westerized Russia?
Peter the Great
Which city became the Russian stronghold after Kiev was taken over by the Mongols?
Who ordered that Orthodox Christianity be the offical religion of Russia?
Prince Vladimir the Great
Who changed Russia to have the Gregorian (or European) Calendar?
Peter the Great
What is a Czar?
The Russian name for an emperor (Russian for Caesar)
Which czar killed the architect who said that he could build a cathedral to rival St. Basil's?
Ivan the Terrible
Which city was called the "Window to the West" and was preferred by Peter the Great?
St. Petersburg
Who ordered the construction of the Moscow kremlin?
Ivan the Great
Which ruler finally established the warm water port for Russia, and what was its name?
Catherine the Great, Odessa
What is the steppe?
grassland plains
Which Russian ruler was actually German?
The leader of Mongolia who took over Russia, Batu Khan, was the grandson of which famous Mongol leader?
Who built roads and schools for Russians?
Catherine the Great
Which ruler's ancestors would ultimately one day be killed, including all of the children?
Mikhail Fydorovich Romanov, ancestor of the famous Romanovs who were all murdered in 1918