8.02 Russia's History

What was the main way that the Kievan Rus' maintained its influence in the Black Sea region?

•   secret operations by secret police 

• trade

• military victories

•   alliances with Western Europe

What religion was most popular among people who lived in the Kievan Rus'?

•   Orthodox Christianity 

• Roman Catholicism

•  Islam

•   Judaism

Why was the Kievan Rus' often called the "Third Rome"?

•  It created an empire surrounding the Mediterranean 

•  its leaders were granted the title of "Pope" and ruled the Catholic Church

• it adopted and furthered much of the culture of the Byzantine Empire, which was an extension of the ancient Roman empire

•   it had lots of cities named Rome within its borders 

All of the following were reasons for the decline of the Kievan Rus' EXCEPT:

•   It was conquered by the Mongol Golden Horde under Batu Khan

•   Moscovy grew to become the center of Russian culture and power

•  Yaroslav the Wise gave up his throne to Charlemagne

•  Military threats caused trade routes to divert away from Kiev, hurting merchants

Although vicious as conquerors, the Mongols usually relaxed their control over their territories as long as they paid them tribute each year.

• true

• false

What was the historical importance of the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380?

•   the Mongols reasserted their control over Moscovite princes 

• the Muscovite princes defeated the Mongols, leading to the steady withdrawal of the Golden Horde from Russia

•   France successfully took control over massive sections of Muscovy 

•   it was a major victory for the Christians during the Crusades 

Ruled Muscovy from 1462 to 1505

Began to control his boyars

Tripled the size of Russian territory

First to refer to himself as a "czar" ('tsar')

Built up the Kremlin and made Moscow the undisputed capital of Russia

Who is being described in the list above?

•  Batu Khan

•  Yaroslav the Wise

•  Ivan (III) the Great

•   Ivan (IV) the Terrible

All of the following were ways that Czar Ivan the Terrible established political control over Russia during his rule (1547-1584) EXCEPT:

•   Reorganized the Russian bureaucracy and became an "autocrat"

•   Withdrew from the territories he had won in military campaigns 

•   Used the Oprichniki to enforce his rule and to keep the boyars under control 

•   Made the laws of serfdom even stricter