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Kiev - Czars Flashcards

1
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With whom did the Byzantine empire trade with

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Kiev

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2
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Who were Cyril and Methodius?

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Christian monks

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3
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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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5
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What church was very powerful

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Russian Orthodox Church

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6
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Who invaded and conquered Kiev in 1200AD?

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The Mongols

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7
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What did Russia rule by?

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A puppet leader

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8
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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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9
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What did the Mongols make the Russians do?

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Pay them tribute.

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10
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What were boyars known as?

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Nobles

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11
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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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12
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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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13
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What were rich land owners known as?

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Boyars

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14
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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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15
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What is the new Russian ruler called?

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Czar

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16
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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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19
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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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21
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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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24
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Who pays tribute to nobles?

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Small business/landowners

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25
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Lives a life of luxury and wealth

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Boyar

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26
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How many serfs can a boyar own?

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Up to 100

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27
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True or false: boyars do not arrange marriages between other nobles

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False

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28
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Bought and sold by nobles

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Serfs

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29
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Lived in Mir (villiage)

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Serfs

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30
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Slaves to the nobles

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Serfs

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31
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What society is unstable

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Czarist

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32
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Eastern Roman Empire

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Byzantine

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33
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What was the first Russian state?

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Kiev

34
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Where was Kiev located

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The dnieper river

35
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What was the most powerful and advanced civilization in Europe?

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The Byzantine empire

36
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What were some important contributions from the Byzantine empire?

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System of writing and Christian religion

37
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Who wanted to spread Christianity to the Slavs of Eastern Europe?

A

Cyril and Methodius

38
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What problem did Cyril and Methodius run into when they went to spread Christianity to the Slavs

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The Slavs couldn’t read or write so they taught them

39
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The ruler of Kiev who loved Byzantine

A

Prince Vladimir

40
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The civilization that conquered Russia

A

Mongols

41
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Who was the first czar?

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Ivan III

42
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How did Moscow come to dominate Russia?

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It was near the meng river

43
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What were the effects of the Mongol conquest?

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Huge economic burden

Halted technological development

44
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Supported social and political order

A

Russian Orthodox Church

45
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What is the icon

A

A religious painting of Jesus Mary and Joseph

46
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What areas of Russia did not experience changes during the 1700’s?

A

Farming, manufacturing, and politics

47
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Who started autocracy?

A

Ivan III

48
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Who tried to make a strong unified Russian state?

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Ivan III

49
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Who ended the Mongol rule?

A

Ivan III

50
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Who stopped paying the Mongols?

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Ivan III

51
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Why did Ivan III marry Sophia?

A

For legitimacy

52
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What did Ivan III adopt?

A

Byzantine tradition

53
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Who ruled with an iron fist?

A

Ivan the terrible

54
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Who worked to strengthen the autocracy?

A

Ivan the terrible

55
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Who expanded Russian borders?

A

Ivan the terrible

56
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Who introduced a new code of law?

A

Ivan the terrible

57
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Who renewed contact with Western Europe?

A

Ivan the terrible

58
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Who crushed nobles

A

Ivan the terrible

59
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Who bound peasants to land?

A

Ivan the terrible

60
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Who killed their son?

A

Ivan the terrible

61
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Who created a secret police force?

A

Ivan the terrible

62
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Who encouraged Russians to adopt French culture?

A

Catherine the great

63
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Who made the capital St. Petersburg?

A

Catherine the great

64
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Who set up schools for the scientific theory?

A

Catherine the great

65
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Who westernized Russia

A

Peter the great

66
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Who improved and modernized the military?

A

Peter the great

67
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Who arrested all liberals?

A

Nicholas I

68
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Who got Russia into the Crimean War by invading Turkey?

A

Nicholas I

69
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Who started the constitutional monarchy?

A

Nicholas I

70
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Who banned books?

A

Nicholas I

71
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Who made no development?

A

Nicholas I

72
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Who made police spy on teachers, students, and government officials?

A

Nicholas I

73
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Who improved health care?

A

Alexander II

74
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Who made schools?

A

Alexander II

75
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Who freed the serfs?

A

Alexander II

76
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Who wanted a new more liberal constitution?

A

Alexander I

77
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Who put down a polish revolt for independence?

A

Alexander II

78
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Who was killed in a terrorist bomb attack to his carriage?

A

Alexander II

79
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Who put together a ruthless police force that crushed terrorists?

A

Alexander III

80
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Who was associated with industrialization?

A

Alexander III

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