Where did Russia come from?

Which branch of the Slavic tribes would eventually form the Kievan Rus?

• 
  Western

• Eastern

• Northern

• 
  Southern

Which of the following is NOT an existent source of knowledge for early Slavic history?

• Descriptions by Roman historians

• Accounts by travelers from the Middle East

• Native Slavic inscriptions from the pre-Christian era

• 
  Writings by Byzantine missionaries and their successors

According to the likeliest theory, from which language does the word 'rus' originate?

• Old Norse

• Ancient Slavic

• Khazar

• Byzantine Greek

Who compiled the Primary Chronicle in the 12th century?

• A Byzantine emperor

• A Viking king

• A monk called Nestor

• A Slavic merchant

Which word probably comes from the Old Norse word for 'men who row'?

• Rus

• Byzantium

• Vladimir

• Kiev

To which religion did Vladimir I convert?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

• Roman Catholicism

Who created an alphabet for Slavic languages based on a modified Greek script?

• Byzantine missionaries

• Russian Vikings

• Slavic monks

• Polish traders

Who sacked Kiev in 1237?

• Batu Khan and his 35,000 mounted archers

• Russian Vikings

• Polish troops

• Teutonic Crusaders

What's the name of the city that began to challenge the power of the Mongol Khans?

• Moscow

• Kiev

• Vladimir

• Byzantium

What caused the end of Kievan Rus?

• Internal disputes

• All of above

• Fourth Crusade

• Mongol invasion