Russia History

MODERN RUSSIA DESCENDS FROM THE CIVILIZATION CALLED

• Kievan Rus

• Mongols

• Byzantine Empire

IN THE 1200’S, WARRIORS FROM CENTRAL ASIA CONQUERED KIEVAN RUS. WHAT WERE THESE WARRIORS CALLED?

• Vikings

• Mongols

• Romans

BY THE 1700’S, THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE EXTENDED TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND EVENTUALLY INCLUDED PARTS OF CENTRAL ASIA

• True

• False

MANY PEOPLE IN RUSSIA WERE SERFS, OR FARM LABORERS WHO COULD BE BOUGHT AND SOLD WITH THE LAND.

• True

• False

What has saved Russia from invasion many times?

• Its cold climate

• Its small size

• Its rulers

What was one of the main causes of the Russian Revolution?

• Food shortages

• WWII

• People wanted a monarchy

After the revolution, Lenin created a nation called what?

• Russia

• USR

• USSR- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Which leader of Russia was known for being a harsh dictator?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

What type of economy did the USSR have (where the government makes all of the decisions)?

• command

• traditional

• market

Russia still faces a shortage of housing and it is common for grandparents, parents and children to all live together.

• True

• False