Russian Civilization Review (WHI.7E)

The early Russian people were known as:

• Kievan

• Rus

• Slav

• Tartar

The early Russian people lived between what two bodies of water?

• Black and Mediterranean Seas

• Baltic and Black Seas

• Mediterranean and Red Seas

• Black and Caspian Seas

Select all the following that Russia culturally diffused from the Byzantine.

• Icons

• Mosaics

• Orthodox Christianity

• Arches

Who taught the Russians to read and write?

• Byzantine missionaries

• Roman merchants

• Arab scholars

• Mongol invaders

The Cyrillic Alphabet is an example of syncretism because it's a new writing system that blended the Slavic language with what other language?

The Russia ruler that adopted Orthodox Christianity was:

• Ivan III

• Prince Vladimir

• Alexander I

• Ivan I

Check all of the following that are examples of Russian syncretism.

• Russian Onion-Shaped Domes

• Cyrillic Alphabet

• Orthodox Christianity

• Russian Icons

What was the main reason for why the Byzantine had such a strong influence on the Russian civilization?

• The Byzantine once conquered and controlled Russian territory.

• The Byzantine lived close to trade routes connecting them to Russia.

• The Byzantine established colonies north of the Black Sea.

• The Byzantine relied on Russians for crops and herding animals.

Check all of the following that were contributions of Ivan III

• He refused paying tribute to the Mongols.

• He became Russia's first emperor (or Czar)

• He called Russia the "Third Rome"

• He adopted the Byzantine symbol of the double-headed eagle.

What was the name of the Mongol empire that controlled Russia for hundreds of years?

• Khanate of the Golden Horde

• Kingdom of the Tartars

• Pax Mongolica

• Khan Imperial Kiev