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WorksheetsByzantine Empire and Russia
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who were the first inhabitants of Russia?
Eastern Slavs
Vikings
Northern Slavs
Huns
Why did the "Russians" and Byzantines come into contact with each other?
They both wanted to trade goods with each other
They both wanted to fight and conquer each other
They were forced to form alliances with each other
They never came into contact with each other
Which invader group merged with the local people of Russia?
Vikings
Franks
Huns
Visigoths
What was the original government of the Russian Slavs?
A collection of city-states
A vast empire
One single country
Two nation-states
What was the name of the area where Russia centralized their power?
Principality of Kiev
Russian Federation
Russian Empire
Nation of Kiev
What religion did the Russian Slavs convert to?
Eastern Orthodox
Roman Catholic
Islam
Judaism
Paganism
What do missionaries do?
Travel to areas in order to convert people to their religion
Recruit people to work for the government
Perform dangerous missions to ensure the success of trade routes
Who help spread Christianity to Russia?
St. Cyril
St. Methodius
Rurik
Heraclius
St. Valentine
Saint Cyril was credited with creating...
an alphabet to help the Russian Slavs understand Christianity
a trade route to help connect the Byzantine Empire with the Principality of Kiev
a new form of Christianity that was only practiced by the Slavs
a new form of architecture to help make the churches look different
Which Russian leader officially adopted Christianity as the main religion?
Vladimir the Great
Rurik
Yaroslav I
Oleg
River systems in central Europe allowed the Russians to trade from ________________ to ____________________.
Baltic Sea to Black Sea
Black Sea to Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea to Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea to Atlantic Ocean
Many Russian churches adopted which architectural features from the Byzantines?
Domes
Arches
Columns
Towers
Pyramids
Who eventually destroyed and conquered the area Russians inhabited?
Huns
Vandals
Mongols
Byzantines
Goths
Which group of Slavs evolved into Ukrainian and Russian?
East Slavs
West Slavs
South Slavs
North Slavs
Which group of Slavs evolved into Polish, Slovak, and Czech?
East Slavs
West Slavs
South Slavs
North Slavs
Which group of Slavs evolved into Serbian, Croatian, and Slovenian?
East Slavs
West Slavs
South Slavs
North Slavs
Originally, the Slavs lived what kind of lifestyle?
Farming
Hunter-Forager
Trading
Stealing
Which ruler created the settlement that became known as the Principality of Kiev?
Oleg
Rurik
Vladimir I
Yaroslav I
Within the Principality of Kiev, the grand prince was elected by:
a council of boyars, or nobles
all citizens, meaning free men
the former grand prince
no one, the rule was hereditary
Who codified the legal system, Russkaya Pravda?
Vladimir I
Basil
Yaroslav I
Rurik
Who founded the Scandinavian city of Novgorod?
Rurik
Vladimir V
Yaroslav II
Oleg
Who maintained control of Russia for over 200 years after their leadership fell?
Mongols
Tartars
Byzantines
Chinese
Muslims
What is this architectural feature called?
Onion domes
Oval domes
Geodesic domes
Domes
Saucer domes
