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Russia Resources & History

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is peat?

a)

decayed plant material burned as an energy source

b)

a type of mineral

c)

an example of water power

d)

a rare jewel found only in Siberia

2.

Which is the main factor in hydroelectric energy?

a)

coal

b)

peat

c)

wood

d)

water

3.

What is an example of a nonrenewable fossil fuel?

a)

wood

b)

water

c)

coal

d)

nickel

4.

What group of people had the most influence on early Russian culture?

a)

Greeks

b)

Slavs

c)

American

d)

Mongols

5.

Early farmers near the Black sea or people from Poland are called

a)

Slavs

b)

Vikings

c)

Mongols

d)

Russes

6.

What group of people from Scandinavia took control of early Slavic towns?

a)

Mongols

b)

Slavs

c)

Vikings

d)

The Beatles

7.

Vikings from Scandinavia who took control of the Slavic town of Novgorod were called

a)

Varangian Russes

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Slavs

d)

Ericsonion Russes

8.

Kiev is a

a)

leader of early Russia.

b)

state within Russia.

c)

disease many Vikings died from.

d)

natural resource found in Russia.

9.

Who captured Kiev and established it as a state?

a)

a Viking prince

b)

a Mongolian prince

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Prince Ivan I of Moscow

10.

The state of Kiev was originally know as

a)

Moscow

b)

Siberia

c)

Mongolia

d)

Kievan Rus

11.

What group of people took over Kievan Rus and much of Russia around 1240?

a)

Vikings from Scandinavia

b)

The Mongols from Asia

c)

Agafia and her family from the taiga region

d)

the Czar of Russia and his family

12.

Who established the Mongol Empire in Central Asia?

a)

Batu Khan

b)

Varangian Rus

c)

Slavs

d)

Genghis Khan

13.

Ancient trade routes that carried goods and new ideas throughout the Mongol Empire, as well as to other parts of Asia and Europe

a)

Mongolian Road

b)

Satin Road

c)

Silk Road

d)

Asian Road

14.

What role did Grand Prince Ivan I of Moscow play in Russia's early history?

a)

He kept money from Mongols to buy land and expand Moscow.

b)

He killed the Emperor of the Mongols, taking over Moscow.

c)

He married a Mongol princess, thereby uniting the Mongol Empire and Russia.

d)

He became Russia's first czar/emperor.

15.

What happened after Grand Prince Ivan I of Moscow expanded his territory of Moscow?

a)

He was killed by the Mongols.

b)

He was kidnapped by the Vikings and held for ransom.

c)

He became the first czar/emperor of Russia

d)

Moscow became stronger and Mongol rule weakened in Russia.

16.

Which Russia prince ultimately defeated the Mongols?

a)

Grand Prince Dmitry

b)

Grand Prince Ivan I

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Batu Khan

17.

Who became the first czar/emperor of Russia?

a)

Prince Ivan I

b)

Prince Ivan II

c)

Prince Ivan III

d)

Prince Ivan IV

18.

What is the Russian name for "emperor"?

a)

King

b)

President

c)

Czar

d)

Prime Minister

19.

What 3 countries make up Scandinavia?

a)

Finland, Sweden, Poland

b)

Sweden, Finland, Norway

c)

Norway, Sweden, Iceland

d)

Germany, Iran, Russia