Kievan Rus Flashcards
Prince of Kiev, who adopted Eastern Orthodox Church
Vladimir I
Prince of Miscow, first to call himself czar, the official title of the Russian emperor
Ivan the Terrible
Early trading town on the Diniper River
Kiev
Asian people who conquered Rus
Mongols
Byzantine princess who married the prince of Moscow
Sophia
Prince of Moscow, who defeated the Mongols in 1378
Dimitry
First grand prince of Kiev
Oleg
River where the first Rus settlements were made
Volga
Grand prince of Kiev who was called the Wise
Yaroslav
Czar who broke the power of the boyars
Ivan the Terrible
Slavic farm villages
One room log, wooden cabins
Rus traders used this to carry their goods to Byzantium
Boats on the river
Viking warriors go helped defense trading routes of Byzantium
Varangians
First Rush state centered around the city of….
Kiev
Term for wealthy land owning nobles
Boyars
Culture that was introduced to the Rush people by becoming Eastern Orthodox
Byzantium
Mongol conquest of the Rush states resulted in…
People having to pay tribute to the khan
By the reign of Ivan the Great, Russians believed that the czar should head this
Church and Government
What was the Oprichina
Secret police force
How did Ivan the Terrible way of governing affect peasants
Turned them into serfs so they couldn’t leave the land