WorksheetsKyiv-Rus Quiz!!
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 26mins
What were the grassy planes on Ukraine and Southern Russia called?
The Ponto Caspian Steppe
The Baltic Steppe
Grassy Planes(duh)
Who were Slavs originally?
The Greeks who hated the Rus
Tribes in Ukraine
A group of people who started near the Vistula river.
They were originally the Rus, also known as Vikings
The Slavs were ______
Nomads
Monks
Christians
Vikings
Slavs had ________ origin.
Irish
Iranian
Australian
Ethiopian
Who were the Rus?
Northern Europeans, and Vikings, who united the Slavs along the Dnieper River
A group of hostile and violent monks who conquered more than half of Asia.
Peaceful Slavs who wanted to take over the Byzantine Empire
A group that formed a state called Kyiv-Rus
What are nomads?
The Rus(vikings)
People who move from place to place in search of food
People that meditate and sing Kumbaya
A strict group of people who follow certain rules and don't eat meat.
The Iranian(Slavs) _________(Cattle farmers) subsisted mostly on ________ milk and unfermented __________, as well as _____________ herbs(mushrooms).
1. pastoralists
2. cow
3. alcohol
1. agrarians
2. horse
3. beer
4. non-active
1. pastoralists
2. horse
3. wines
4. psychoactive
1. armers
2. pig
3. wines
4. psychoactive
Kyiv-Rus first started in which modern day countries?
Russia and Belarus
Northern Russia and parts of Ukraine
Alaska
Southern Ukraine
Where did the Rus come from?
Denmark; they were Danish
Sweden; they were Swedish
Ireland; they were Irish
Japan; they were Japanese
What is a Steppe?(ex: Mongolia and Chile have steppes.)
A dry area with many forest and trees
a small, wet, grass-covered plain
a large, dry, grass-covered plain
What is the capital of Belarus?
Christiansted
Kyiv-Rus
Constantinople
Minsk
When did the Slavs have their great migration all over(specifically east)?
5th-8th AD
1940
800-956 AD
4th-6thBC
TRUE OR FALSE?!? When Slavs moved east, they had a non-agricultural lifestyle.
TRUE
FALSE
The Rus(vikings) came from the ___________ River.
Dnieper
Volga
Tanga
Rio
Which sea did the Dnieper and Volga leave into?
Red Sea
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Atlantic Sea
Who lived between the Dnieper and Volga Rivers
Pirates
The Greeks
The Slavs
The Rus
Why did the Rus move from North to South
It was cold, and they wanted to be warmer.
Did not have enough farmland in the North
No irrigation in the North
Principality is any absolute monarchy that is controlled by a _____ or a group of _____
Princess
Princesses
King
Kings
Prince
Princes
Queen
Queens
When they first met, the Rus traded wax, money, beeswax, and furs with the Slavs. What did the Slavs give them?
Diamond
Silver
Gold
What did the Vikings do with the silver?
GOOD THINGS
made plates, silverware, and other materials to trade with the Greeks
BAD THINGS
made weapons like arrow tips and short spears dipped in poison
Which are FALSE?
Slavs never had government during 4th-6th BC
Slavs had many Kings and Queens during 4th-6th BC
All Slavs spoke the same language
Some Slavs spoke different languages
The Slavs did not get along with each other.
TRUE
FALSE
Vikings sailed between which two waterways?
Red Sea
Venus River
Dnieper River
Volga River
How did Kyiv-Rus come about?
Rus(Vikings) saw that Slavs had an unorganized government when the Rus went to Kyiv. The Vikings decided to regulate the Slavs, and the principality was established.
The poet Nestor wrote about the Rus coming to Kyiv in the 4th - 6th BC and how the Vikings and Slavs signed a treaty in what is now Kyiv-Rus.
The Rus went south of Volga towards the Black Sea to go where?
Belarus
Constantinople
Greece
Kyiv
When did the Rus(Vikings) move south to meet in the Black Sea?
4th - 6th BC
860 AD
999 AD
The Rus(Vikings) wanted to conquer the Byzantine capital city called Constantinople. What was the nickname for the capital city(given by the Rus)?
Miklagard
The Great City
Athens
Kinross
When the Rus emptied into the Black sea with their Navy, their first leaders were _____ and _____
Rurik
Nestor
Askold
Dir
The Vikings moved south of the Dnieper River into the Black Sea, with between ___ and ___ ships. __ to __ men on each ship, and at least ____ men in total.
200
360
30
80
8,000
30
80
200
360
80,000
80
200
30
60
8,000
Which group had an allegiance with the Rus and was at war with the Byzantine Empire.
Crucians
Arab Caliphate
Romans
Greaks
When did the Rus(Vikings) first attack Constantinople?
February 860 AD
4th-6th BC
January 860 AD
August 1914
When did the Rus(Vikings) stop attacking Constantinople?
10 decades later
August 860 BC
February 860 AD
August 4, 860 AD
Who wrote down much of the information we are studying today?(About Kyiv Rus)
Aang, the avatar
Nestor, a monk
The Pope
Vladmir Putin
The Rus immediately went back to Volgograd as soon as they sabotaged Constantinople
TRUE
FALSE
The Rus(Vikings) traded with the Holy Roman Empire. They gave the Romans the items they stole when they sabotaged the Byzantine Empire(Specifically Constantinople). What did the Romans give them?
Crops to plant
Silk and wines
Cows and horses
Gold and silver
What did the Rus do after they gained a lot of money from trading with the Romans?
Went back to Constantinople with more weapons and conquered them
Built an even greater empire and conquered the Romans
Started to conquer the Slavic Tribes in Ukraine and Volgograd
Slavs never had a centralized government
TRUE
FALSE
Before the Rus attacked Constantinople, 3 groups of people drove them back to Volgograd for a little
Slavs
Rus
Balts
Finns
Swedes
What is the word that matches this definition?: Payment made periodically, by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence.
Honoree
Salute
Tribute
Payment made (a) , by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence.
Payment made periodically, by one (a) or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence.
(a) made periodically, by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence.
Payment made periodically, by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of (a) .
Who paid tribute to the Rus
Everybody
The Greeks
No one, they paid tribute to the Slavs
Askold and Dir
When did the slavs go to Volgograd to ask the Rus to give them a leader?
862 AD
Never, the Slavs didn't like the Rus
4th-6th BC
900 AD
The Rus selected the first prince for the Slavs in 862 AD. Who was it?
Askold
Nestor
Obama
Rurik
Rurik was a peaceful leader who ran the country for 17 years.
TRUE
FALSE
Oleg(872 - 913 AD), The next ruler after Rurik died, wanted to go to the Dnieper to find people to slaughter in South- East Ukraine. Who did the Rus want to conquer at this time?
Khazars
Greeks
Romans
Jews
