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Byzantine Empire and Russia

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the first inhabitants of Russia?

a)

Eastern Slavs

b)

Vikings

c)

Northern Slavs

d)

Huns

2.

Why did the "Russians" and Byzantines come into contact with each other?

a)

They both wanted to trade goods with each other

b)

They both wanted to fight and conquer each other

c)

They were forced to form alliances with each other

d)

They never came into contact with each other

3.

Which invader group merged with the local people of Russia?

a)

Vikings

b)

Franks

c)

Huns

d)

Visigoths

4.

What was the original government of the Russian Slavs?

a)

A collection of city-states

b)

A vast empire

c)

One single country

d)

Two nation-states

5.

What was the name of the area where Russia centralized their power?

a)

Principality of Kiev

b)

Russian Federation

c)

Russian Empire

d)

Nation of Kiev

6.

What religion did the Russian Slavs convert to?

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

e)

Paganism

7.

What do missionaries do?

a)

Travel to areas in order to convert people to their religion

b)

Recruit people to work for the government

c)

Perform dangerous missions to ensure the success of trade routes

8.

Who help spread Christianity to Russia?

a)

St. Cyril

b)

St. Methodius

c)

Rurik

d)

Heraclius

e)

St. Valentine

9.

Saint Cyril was credited with creating...

a)

an alphabet to help the Russian Slavs understand Christianity

b)

a trade route to help connect the Byzantine Empire with the Principality of Kiev

c)

a new form of Christianity that was only practiced by the Slavs

d)

a new form of architecture to help make the churches look different

10.

Which Russian leader officially adopted Christianity as the main religion?

a)

Vladimir the Great

b)

Rurik

c)

Yaroslav I

d)

Oleg

11.

River systems in central Europe allowed the Russians to trade from ________________ to ____________________.

a)

Baltic Sea to Black Sea

b)

Black Sea to Mediterranean Sea

c)

Caspian Sea to Atlantic Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea to Atlantic Ocean

12.

Many Russian churches adopted which architectural features from the Byzantines?

a)

Domes

b)

Arches

c)

Columns

d)

Towers

e)

Pyramids

13.

Who eventually destroyed and conquered the area Russians inhabited?

a)

Huns

b)

Vandals

c)

Mongols

d)

Byzantines

e)

Goths

14.

Which group of Slavs evolved into Ukrainian and Russian?

a)

East Slavs

b)

West Slavs

c)

South Slavs

d)

North Slavs

15.

Which group of Slavs evolved into Polish, Slovak, and Czech?

a)

East Slavs

b)

West Slavs

c)

South Slavs

d)

North Slavs

16.

Which group of Slavs evolved into Serbian, Croatian, and Slovenian?

a)

East Slavs

b)

West Slavs

c)

South Slavs

d)

North Slavs

17.

Originally, the Slavs lived what kind of lifestyle?

a)

Farming

b)

Hunter-Forager

c)

Trading

d)

Stealing

18.

Which ruler created the settlement that became known as the Principality of Kiev?

a)

Oleg

b)

Rurik

c)

Vladimir I

d)

Yaroslav I

19.

Within the Principality of Kiev, the grand prince was elected by:

a)

a council of boyars, or nobles

b)

all citizens, meaning free men

c)

the former grand prince

d)

no one, the rule was hereditary

20.

Who codified the legal system, Russkaya Pravda?

a)

Vladimir I

b)

Basil

c)

Yaroslav I

d)

Rurik

21.

Who founded the Scandinavian city of Novgorod?

a)

Rurik

b)

Vladimir V

c)

Yaroslav II

d)

Oleg

22.

Who maintained control of Russia for over 200 years after their leadership fell?

a)

Mongols

b)

Tartars

c)

Byzantines

d)

Chinese

e)

Muslims

23.

What is this architectural feature called?

a)

Onion domes

b)

Oval domes

c)

Geodesic domes

d)

Domes

e)

Saucer domes