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With whom did the Byzantine empire trade with

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Kiev

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Who were Cyril and Methodius?

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Christian monks

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What did Cyril and Methodius do?

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Introduced writing and reading

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What was the alphabet Cyril and Methodius created called?

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Cyrillic alphabet

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What church was very powerful

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Russian Orthodox Church

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Who invaded and conquered Kiev in 1200AD?

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The Mongols

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What did Russia rule by?

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A puppet leader

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What does it mean to rule through a puppet leader?

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Someone who rules through someone else

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What did the Mongols make the Russians do?

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Pay them tribute.

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What were boyars known as?

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Nobles

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What was going on during the dark ages?

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  • Russia was isolated
  • no development
  • fear of foreigners
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What began the rise of the czars?

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The boyars stopped paying the Mongols tribute in the 1400’s

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What were rich land owners known as?

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Boyars

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After the Mongols power declined what was the new center of civilization?

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Moscow

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What is the new Russian ruler called?

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Czar

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What is the new Roman Empire after the Mongols power declined?

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Russia

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17
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What is the Russian word for Caesar?

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Czar

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18
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What kind of ruler was a czar?

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Autocratic

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What does it mean to be an autocrat?

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To rule with unlimited power

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20
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How are czars elected?

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By the princes of Moscow

But after the first one it has to be a person from the blood line, so they aren’t actually elected

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How does the social class structure go from top to bottom?

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Czar
Nobles (boyars)
Small business/ land owner
Serfs

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22
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What is a serf?

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People forced to work for land owners

Slaves

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23
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Who pays tribute to czars?

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Nobles

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Who pays tribute to nobles?

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Small business/landowners

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Lives a life of luxury and wealth
Boyar
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How many serfs can a boyar own?
Up to 100
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True or false: boyars do not arrange marriages between other nobles
False
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Bought and sold by nobles
Serfs
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Lived in Mir (villiage)
Serfs
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Slaves to the nobles
Serfs
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What society is unstable
Czarist
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Eastern Roman Empire
Byzantine
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What was the first Russian state?
Kiev
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Where was Kiev located
The dnieper river
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What was the most powerful and advanced civilization in Europe?
The Byzantine empire
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What were some important contributions from the Byzantine empire?
System of writing and Christian religion
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Who wanted to spread Christianity to the Slavs of Eastern Europe?
Cyril and Methodius
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What problem did Cyril and Methodius run into when they went to spread Christianity to the Slavs
The Slavs couldn't read or write so they taught them
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The ruler of Kiev who loved Byzantine
Prince Vladimir
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The civilization that conquered Russia
Mongols
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Who was the first czar?
Ivan III
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How did Moscow come to dominate Russia?
It was near the meng river
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What were the effects of the Mongol conquest?
Huge economic burden Halted technological development
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Supported social and political order
Russian Orthodox Church
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What is the icon
A religious painting of Jesus Mary and Joseph
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What areas of Russia did not experience changes during the 1700's?
Farming, manufacturing, and politics
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Who started autocracy?
Ivan III
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Who tried to make a strong unified Russian state?
Ivan III
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Who ended the Mongol rule?
Ivan III
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Who stopped paying the Mongols?
Ivan III
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Why did Ivan III marry Sophia?
For legitimacy
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What did Ivan III adopt?
Byzantine tradition
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Who ruled with an iron fist?
Ivan the terrible
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Who worked to strengthen the autocracy?
Ivan the terrible
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Who expanded Russian borders?
Ivan the terrible
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Who introduced a new code of law?
Ivan the terrible
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Who renewed contact with Western Europe?
Ivan the terrible
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Who crushed nobles
Ivan the terrible
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Who bound peasants to land?
Ivan the terrible
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Who killed their son?
Ivan the terrible
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Who created a secret police force?
Ivan the terrible
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Who encouraged Russians to adopt French culture?
Catherine the great
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Who made the capital St. Petersburg?
Catherine the great
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Who set up schools for the scientific theory?
Catherine the great
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Who westernized Russia
Peter the great
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Who improved and modernized the military?
Peter the great
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Who arrested all liberals?
Nicholas I
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Who got Russia into the Crimean War by invading Turkey?
Nicholas I
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Who started the constitutional monarchy?
Nicholas I
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Who banned books?
Nicholas I
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Who made no development?
Nicholas I
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Who made police spy on teachers, students, and government officials?
Nicholas I
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Who improved health care?
Alexander II
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Who made schools?
Alexander II
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Who freed the serfs?
Alexander II
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Who wanted a new more liberal constitution?
Alexander I
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Who put down a polish revolt for independence?
Alexander II
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Who was killed in a terrorist bomb attack to his carriage?
Alexander II
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Who put together a ruthless police force that crushed terrorists?
Alexander III
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Who was associated with industrialization?
Alexander III

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