The Rise of Russia

How did Moscow become wealthy and populous?

• It traded with the Mongols and Japanese

• It was a trading city next to many rivers

• The mongols paid tribute to Moscow for hundreds of years

• It conquered the rich natural resources of Siberia

How did Russia finally become independent from the Mongols?

• Moscow and other cities united and refused to pay tribute to the Mongols

• Moscow paid the Mongols to leave Russia

• The Mongols left Russia to settle Siberia

• The Swedish defeated the Mongols and sent them back to Asia

What is something that Ivan the Terrible did NOT do?

• He conquered the large Mongol states in 1556

• He made the lives of peasants better than before

• He built Saint Basil's Cathedral

• He was the first to use the term 'Tsar'

Why did Russia conquer all of Siberia?

• The Siberians besieged Mosow

• The Russians wanted to trade with Japan

• Siberia had a lot of natural resources

• The Tsars wanted to move peasant farmers there

Peter the Great focused on modernizing Russian...

• military

• society

• government

• all of the above

Which European country did Peter the Great NOT take inspiration from?

• The Netherlands

• France

• England

• Spain

One of Peter's greatest accomplishments was creating the _____________, which allowed people from low social class a way to rise.

• Universal Tax System

• Table of Ranks

• Beard Tax

• State Trade System

Catherine the Great was from ________.

• Russia

• France

• Prussia

• Italy

In what modern country did Catherine the Great build many large cities after defeating the Turkish Empire there?

• Poland

• Sweden

• The Netherlands

• Ukraine

Which person was the first to give themselves the title 'Tsar'?

• Ivan IV

• Yermak

• Peter the Great

• Catherine the Great