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Czarist Leaders of Russia Review (HWC)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This ruler is known for creating the first Russian state, called Kievan Rus.

a)

Ivan III "Great"

b)

Peter I "Great"

c)

Catherine II "Great"

d)

Rurik

e)

Boris Godunov

2.

Conquering the western portion of Russia as part of the "Golden Horde" is one of my main accomplishments.

a)

Boris Godunov

b)

Ivan III "Great"

c)

Alexander II

d)

Batu Khan

e)

Nicholas II

3.

I am nicknamed "the Gatherer of Russian Lands" for ending Mongol rule in 1480 and consolidating Muscovite rule.

a)

Alexander I

b)

Ivan IV "Terrible"

c)

Ivan III "Great"

d)

Batu Khan

e)

Boris Godunov

4.

I am known as the first Russia leader to be crowned "tsar" and for starting the system of feudalism & serfdom.

a)

Catherine II "Great"

b)

Ivan III "Great"

c)

Peter I "Great"

d)

Ivan IV "Terrible"

e)

Rurik

5.

I attempted to modernize Russia by creating a new capital at St. Petersburg & creating Russia's first naval fleet.

a)

Batu Khan

b)

Peter I "Great"

c)

Alexander II

d)

Nicholas II

e)

Catherine II "Great"

6.

I was given the nickname an "Enlightened Monarch" for attempting to bring western Renaissance culture to Russia. Art, improved education, reformed Govt., etc.

a)

Ivan III "Great"

b)

Batu Khan

c)

Catherine II "Great"

d)

Peter I "Great"

e)

Alexander III

7.

My main legacy is emancipating the serfs in 1861 and selling Alaska to the U.S. in 1867.

a)

Alexander I

b)

Nicholas II

c)

Alexander II

d)

Peter I "Great"

e)

Alexander III

8.

My inability to solve Russia's economic, social, & political problems would lead to the end of the tsarist period in Russia. Who am I?

a)

Alexander III

b)

Nicholas II

c)

Alexander II

d)

Alexander I

e)

Peter I "Great"

9.

I am best known for conquering the cities of Ladoga & Novgorod and for establishing trade from the Baltic to Byzantium.

a)

Rurik

b)

Batu Khan

c)

Ivan III "Great"

d)

Ivan IV "Terrible"

e)

Boris Godunov

10.

Some historians believe that my reign would not allow European Renaissance ideas into Russia.

a)

Rurik

b)

Ivan III "Great"

c)

Batu Khan

d)

Ivan IV "Terrible"

e)

Boris Godunov

11.

I am a Rurik Dynasty leader who is best know for rebuilding the Kremlin & laying the foundation for Russian autocracy by ending Mongol rule and creating the first legal code (Sudebnik)

a)

Batu Khan

b)

Ivan III "Great"

c)

Rurik

d)

Ivan IV "Terrible"

e)

Peter I "Great"

12.

My legacy is expanding Russia to include Volga region of the Caspian Sea & parts of Siberia.

a)

Peter I "Great"

b)

Alexander I

c)

Catherine II "Great"

d)

Ivan III "Great"

e)

Ivan IV "Terrible"

13.

My reign resulted in Russia expanding to the Kamchatka peninsula in the east and the Baltic Sea in the northwest.

a)

Catherine II "Great"

b)

Alexander II

c)

Peter I "Great"

d)

Alexander III

e)

Nicholas II

14.

I helped to expand Russia into Poland, Belarus, & Ukraine and south to the Black Sea after defeating the Ottoman Empire.

a)

Ivan IV "Terrible"

b)

Catherine II "Great"

c)

Peter I "Great"

d)

Alexander I

e)

Alexander II

15.

One of my "accomplishments" was the October Manifesto, which gave basic civil rights to Russian citizens. One of the provisions created a representative assembly, called the Duma.

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Alexander III

c)

Alexander II

d)

Peter I "Great"

16.

Which of the following tsars IS NOT from the Rurik Dynasty?

a)

Rurik

b)

Batu Khan

c)

Ivan III "Great"

d)

Ivan IV "Terrible"

17.

Which of the following tsars IS from the Romanov dynasty?

a)

Peter I "Great"

b)

Catherine II "Great"

c)

Alexander III

d)

Ivan IV "Terrible"

e)

Nicholas II

18.

Which of the following accurately depicts Batu Khan?

a)

Batu was the 2nd Rurik leader of Kievan Rus.

b)

Batu was the first Romanov leader following Ivan IV.

c)

Batu was the grandson of Genghis Khan & ruled over the "Golden Horde".

d)

Batu created Kievan Rus when he invaded W. Europe as part of the Mongolian empire.

19.

Which tsar built St. Basil's Cathedral as a cultural symbol and to solidify Russia's focus on the Orthodox Faith?

a)

Ivan III "Great"

b)

Boris Godunov

c)

Ivan IV "Terrible"

d)

Peter I "Great"

e)

Rurik

20.

I am the tsar known for creating a number of Russian firsts: First Parliament (standardized laws), first standing army (Streltsy), first secret police (Oprichnina).

a)

Ivan III "Great"

b)

Boris Godunov

c)

Rurik

d)

Ivan IV "Terrible"

e)

Alexander I

21.

This Russian leader sought to expand Russia's rail network with a main goal of linking Moscow to St. Petersburg. This leader also is known for selling Alaska to the U.S.

a)

Alexander I

b)

Alexander II

c)

Alexander III

d)

Nicholas II

22.

I ruled over a relatively peaceful time in Russia (no major wars) and am known for beginning construction on the Trans-Siberian Railway. I also focused my reign on the "Russification" of ethnic minority groups in the country.

a)

Alexander I

b)

Alexander II

c)

Alexander III

d)

Nicholas II

23.

In an attempt to follow in the expansionist tendencies of past czars, this leader got involved in a very unpopular war with Japan, sparking revolts across the nation.

a)

Peter I

b)

Alexander II

c)

Alexander III

d)

Nicholas II

24.

I created the "Nakaz" document that reformed the Russian legal & judicial system with ideas from the French Enlightenment. Some of the reforms included were a ban on capital punishment & torture and a focus on equality under the law.

a)

Peter I "Great"

b)

Alexander II

c)

Catherine II "Great"

d)

Alexander I

25.

What czar would Mr. Pegg most likely be reincarnated as??????

a)

Alexander III

b)

Ivan IV

c)

Peter I

d)

Nicholas II

e)

Alexander II