Russian Empire, Origins and nature.

Question 1

What year did Prince Oleg begin to unite surrounding people into a loose union of territories from his capital in Keiv?

Answer 1

822

Question 2

What was the dominant religion in 988?

Answer 2

Orthodox Christianity

Question 3

During the year of 1600, what was this period called?

Answer 3

the time of troubles

Question 4

What was the state of Russia in early 1600s?

Answer 4

underdevelopment in the area of economically and politically

Question 5

What was the most powerful group in Russia during the middle ages?

Answer 5

Rurik dynasty

Question 6

Who were the mongols?

Answer 6

people who established enormous empire under Genghis Khan

Question 7

What did the monogols do in 1240?

Answer 7

took control of Kievan Rus

Question 8

Who expelled the mongols?

Answer 8

Ivan the great

Question 9

Who was the first Tsar?

Answer 9

Ivan the terrible

Question 10

How long did the house of Romanov reign over russia for?

Answer 10

304 years (1613-1917)

Question 11

How many different Romanov autocrats were there?

Answer 11

18

Question 12

When did the Crimean war conflict end and start?

Answer 12

October 1853 - February 1856

Question 13

What did Russia lose to?

Answer 13

an alliance of France, The Ottoman Empire, the united kingdom, and Piedmont-Sardinia

Question 14

What was the main factor that fueled the war?

Answer 14

Orthodox Christianity

Question 15

When did the Russo-Japanese war start and end?

Answer 15

1904-1905

Question 16

What was the Russo-Japanese war? Who was involved?

Answer 16

It was a rivalry between Russia and Japan. Russia, Japan, Korea, Manchuria

Question 17

What happened to Russia after the rivalry with Japan?

Answer 17

Russia humiliated on the international stage, highlighting Russia weakness which also costed them a lot of money in the economic scene.