Unit 5 Review

Russia is located on which 2 continents?

• North and South America
• Asia and Africa
• Europe and Asia
• Asia and Australia

Who adopted Eastern Orthodox as the official religion of Russia?

• Rurik
• Vladimir I
• Yaroslav
• Kiev

In Russia after the Mongols were pushed out, the capital city moved from Kiev to this city that had gained power under the Mongols...

• Moscow
• Siberia
• Bratslava
• Yaroslav

Choose the correct term that matches the definition.
"A Russian word for Caesar, or emperor."

• Autocrat
• Czar
• Fief
• Serf

Russian progress came to a halt for almost 250 years because of what group?

• Poles
• Swedes
• Mongols
• Chinese

Who assumed the title of czar of all Russian lands, and was the first to consolidate total power?

• Batu Kahn
• Prince Vladimir
• Ivan the Great
• Peter the Great

What are the advantages of Constantinople's location? 

• natural harbor
• on a peninsula
• all of these
• easily fortified

Under Justinian, Constantinople preserved _________________ culture.

• Greco-Roman
• Anglo-Saxon
• Indo-Chinese
• Arabian

What famous church did Justinian build in Constantinople?

• Saint Peters
• Blue Mosque
• Pantheon
• Hagia Sophia

Which territories did Justinian reconquer?

• land that was once part of the Roman empire
• land that once belonged to the Mughals
• land that was once owned by the Tang dynasty
• land that the Islamic Empire didn't want