History of Russia and Ukraine Quiz

Who were the people buried in huge mounds called kurgans in the great open grasslands of the south?

• Greeks

• Scythians

• Vikings

• Romans

Which Ancient Greek historian called the people of the great open grasslands 'Scythians'?

• Thucydides

• Plutarch

• Xenophon

• Herodotus

Who was the Varangian chief that the East Slavs asked to be their prince and unite the tribes?

• Yaroslav

• Vladimir

• Rurik

• Oleg

Which prince made Novgorod his capital and established the Rurikid dynasty that ruled Russia for 700 years?

• Vladimir

• Rurik

• Yaroslav

• Oleg

Who is venerated as the man who brought Christianity to Ukraine and Russia?

• Rurik

• Oleg

• Yaroslav

• Vladimir

Who defeated the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of the Ice and remains one of Russia's most revered heroes?

• Alexander Nevsky

• Oleg

• Rurik

• Vladimir

What was the name of the empire ruled by the Mongols after they overran the land?

• Golden Horde

• Tatar Empire

• Khanate of Siberia

• Mongol Empire

Who founded the Grand Principality of Moscow, which quickly grew in power?

• Daniel

• Oleg

• Rurik

• Vladimir

Who was crowned the first Tsar of Russia and would be remembered as Ivan the Terrible?

• Rurik

• Vladimir

• Oleg

• Ivan IV

Which Russian ruler led the conquest of Siberia, defeating Tatars and subjugating indigenous tribes?

• Yermak Timofeyevich

• Peter I

• Ivan IV

• Feodor I