Mongols in Russia

Who was the Mongol leader when Russia was invaded in the 13th century?

• Alexander the Great

• Kublai Khan

• Attila the Hun

• Genghis Khan

The medieval state including areas of Ukraine and western Russia was called

• Petrogravia

• Ukrainia

• Kievan Rus

• The Caucausus

The original rulers of Kievan Rus were first __.

• Seljuk Turks

• Norsemen (Vikings)

• Assyrians

• Anglo-Saxons

Which Russian prince decided Kievan Rus should stop being pagan?

• Vladimir I

• Lenin II

• Ivan the Terrible

• Alexander II

After Kievan Rus became Orthodox Christian, it became closer to which other empire?

• Holy Roman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Venetian Empire

The people of Kievan Rus were of what ethnicity?

• Samoyed

• Turko-Tatar

• Celtic

• Slavic

• Iberian

We know about early Russia from archaeological evidence, accounts from Roman and Middle Eastern scholars, and the Primary Chronicle written by __.

• Prince Andrei of Kiev

• the writer Marco Polo

• a monk called Nestor

• a visiting professor from Paris

Which Russian city was captured and replaced as the major city by the Mongols in 1237 because their princes resisted the Mongols?

• Moscow

• St. Petersburg

• Kiev

• Novgorod

What was the name of the Mongol khanate that ruled over Russia?

• Golden Horde

• Chagatai Khanate

• Ilkhanate

• Iron Horde

• Great Khanate

Which battle marked the beginning of the Mongol invasion of Russia?

• Battle of the Kalka River

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Waterloo

• Battle of Gettysburg