Podcast Quiz

Question 1

The Viking movement and slave trade had its origin in the early _?

Answer 1

1000 AD/CE

Question 2

Christianity and religion played a key role in the

Answer 2

Viking movement and slave trade

Question 3

Statehood was an important factor in protecting citizens from

Answer 3

being enslaved

Question 4

During the ____ period, the slave trade was picking up and statehood was crucial in protecting the large slave trade.

Answer 4

800-1000 AD

Question 5

The people who started the state were also the ones who

Answer 5

engaged in the slave trade

Question 6

Kievan Rus, formed by the Vikings and rivers, were influenced by the presence of other Slavic states

Answer 6

Bulgaria and Moravia.

Question 7

Europe was north of the Mediterranean and the classic world revolved around it, but the two worlds didn’t meet until

Answer 7

Islam touched Europe

Question 8

The spread of Christianity made the situation worse for pagans who were seen as fair game for enslavement. Rulers converted to Christianity for the benefits it brought to their culture, rather than

Answer 8

belief

Question 9

There were two varieties of Christianity, between the

Answer 9

Franks and Byzantines

Question 10

Charlemagne was crowned on

Answer 10

Christmas Day in 800

Question 11

What does Caro mean?

Answer 11

King

Question 12

The Byzantine tradition was

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Tsar

Question 13

The Vikings were a reaction to

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Charlemagne

Question 14

The Vikings used boats on the Dnieper to reach

Answer 14

Byzantium, which was along the way to Kyiv, a reading post.

Question 15

Moravia was the first Slavic state, mentioned in 822, and was run by the

Answer 15

Franks

Question 16

Kiev was influenced by

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Christianity, Orthodoxy, Slavic, Vikings, and Franks.

Question 17

The two missionaries, Saints Cyril and Methodius, spread

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Christianity to the Slavs and used the Cyrilic alphabet.

Question 18

There was a difference between Roman Catholic and Orthodox, with the latter

Answer 18

having no Pope and priests allowed to marry.

Question 19

The two rulers of the two countries fighting, Vladimir and Volodymyr, had similar origins but came from

Answer 19

different histories

Question 20

The Ukrainian President is natively

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Russian, but is now speaking Ukrainian.

Question 21

Vikings used the Dnieper , and would eventually settle in

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Kiev, making it a state.

Question 22

Kievan Rus was located between the

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Byzantine Empire to the south and the Vikings to the north.

Question 23

It sought a trade route to the south and was influenced by the

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the Byzantines, Vikings, and the Khazars, a semi-nomadic Turkish people.

Question 24

Conversion of leaders was mostly political and for personal gain. Volodymyr the Great became the permanent link between the Byzantine Empire and Kievan Rus and helped the

Answer 24

Byzantine Empire restore power.

Question 25

Russia is a product of

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Byzantine Empire and Kievan Rus