Section Review 6.2

Who were the largest group in modern Russia that played a major role in establishing the early Russian state?

• Varangians

• Slavs

• Byzantines

• Norsemen

What is known about the original location of the Slavs?

• They lived in Scandinavia

• They lived in the Baltic region

• No one knows for sure

• They lived in Byzantium

Who were the Varangians?

• A group of Slavs

• Swedish Norsemen

• Byzantine traders

• Russian farmers

Which city invited Varangian rule according to one traditional account?

• Moscow

• Kiev

• Novgorod

• St. Petersburg

In what year did the Varangian warrior Rurik gain control of Novgorod, marking the traditional beginning of Russian history?

• 800

• 862

• 900

• 950

What city became the center of the early Russian state shortly after Rurik's death?

• Moscow

• St. Petersburg

• Kiev

• Novgorod

What does the term "Rus" mean, which is associated with the area under Kievan influence?

• Warriors

• Farmers

• Rowers or Seafarers

• Traders

Which significant event in Russian history involved the adoption of Eastern Orthodoxy?

• The fall of Constantinople

• The signing of the Magna Carta

• The adoption by Kievan ruler Vladimir I in 988

• The start of the Renaissance

What did the Russian language profit from, according to the Byzantine cultural influences?

• The Latin alphabet

• The Slavic alphabet

• The Arabic alphabet

• The Roman alphabet

Which feature of Russian cathedrals is uniquely Russian?

• Gothic arches

• Onion-shaped dome

• Flying buttresses

• Rose windows