World Civ 10.2 & 10.3
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World Civ. Sections 10.2 & 10.3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Carpathian | The _____ mountains are on the western border of Russia. |
| the Ural Mountains | What is the boundry between Europe and Asia? |
| Eurasia | What is the land mass of Europe and Asia called? |
| Rivers | _____ helped trade for Russia. |
| Dneister, Dneiper, Don | The _____, _____, and _____ are three rivers that flow into the Black Sea and to Constantinople. |
| Kiev; Novogorod | What are two important cities that lie along Viking trade routes? |
| Rurik | Who was the Scandinavian leader who takes over Novogorod? |
| the Rus | Where does the word Russia come from? |
| the Rus | What were Scandinavian people under Rurik called? |
| Ukraine | What country is Kiev currently part of? |
| boyars | Different areas were lead by princes with the help of _____. |
| veche | What was a town meeting called? |
| New England | What area is known for town meetings? |
| 300 years | How long did Kiev serve as a capital? |
| Yaroslav the Wise | Who gives Russia its first laws? |
| Pravda Russkia | What were Yaroslav I laws called? |
| Vladimir I | Who brings Christianity to Russia? |
| Anna | Who did Vladimir I want to marry so he switched everything to Christianity? |
| Eastern | When the Church splits, which side does Russia stay with? |
| the taiga and the steppe | What were the two main agricultural areas? |
| steppe | less rain, milder climate, fertile soil, longer growing season |
| Byzantines | Who did Kievan Russia buy and sell from? |
| Princes, Boyars, Merchants, Peasants | What are the four parts of the Kievan Russia social class in order from highest to lowest? |
| Clergy | _____, although not in the social class, had an influence on everyday life |
| Vladimir Monomakh | After losing power after Yaroslav I, Kievan Russia had a brief resurgence under ___________ because of his merciless attitude against enemies. |
| sons; Polovtsy; sacked; Italian city-states; Mongols | Kiev declines because: the land was spilt up between the _____ of the Kievan rulers. The _____ were a Turkish people who interfered with Kiev's trade. Competing ______ developed new trade routes. Kiev was ____ twice. The _____ attacked the weak Russia and were able to conquer it. |
| Batu Khan; Ghenghis Khan | Who was the leader of the Mongols and who was his grandfather? |
| Mongols | _____ taxed people heavily. |
| roads, tax collection, communication | By taxing people the Mongols were able to build better ____, and improve _____ and _____. |
| Great Prince | Ivan I gained the title of _____ from the Mongols. |
| Ivan I | Who was the leader of Moscow who gained some independence from the Mongols by cooperating with them? |
| Ivan III | Who was the first ruler of Russia's independent state? |
| Ivan the Terrible | Who was a mean ruler who took over when he was 3? |
| czar | Ivan the Terrible gave himself the title of _____. |
| Great Prince | What title did Ivan I have? |
| caesar | What does czar mean? |
| oprichniki | The _____ was a group that was loyal to the czar. They arrested boyars and gave the land to supporters of the czar. |
| law; trade; czar; Siberia; Novgorod; oprichniki | Ivan IV has many accomplishments. He modernized the _____, renewed _____ with Western Europe, built up the power of the _____, opened up land in _____, attacked and destroyed _____, and created the _____. |
| Ural | The _____ mountains are on the eastern border of Russia. |
| sister of the Byzantine Emperor | Who was Anna? |
| Ivan the Great | Ivan III was also known as _____. |
| Ivan the Terrible | Ivan IV was also known as _____. |
| taiga | trees, long winters, short growing season |
| Vladimir Monomakh | Kiev was often at war under the rule of _____. |
| the Rus | Under the rule of Rurik, the area of Novgorod and Kiev hat he controlled was called _____. |
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