Unit 7.8 Quiz

Question 1

Vocab:

sparse, dry, treeless grassland

Answer 1

steppe

Question 2

Vocab:

capital of medieval Russia and of present-day Ukraine

Answer 2

Kiev

Question 3

Vocab:

relating to the Slavic alphabet derived from the Greek; in modified form still used in modern Slavic languages

Answer 3

Cyrillic

Question 4

Vocab:

(1462–1505) was one of the most powerful Russian rulers

Answer 4

Ivan the Great

Question 5

Vocab:

His eventual insanity contributed to his name “the Terrible.”

Answer 5

Ivan the Terrible

Question 5

Vocab:

triangular arm of land that juts from southeastern Europe into the Mediterranean

Answer 5

Balkan Peninsula

Question 6

Vocab:

large group of people who share the same language and cultural heritage

Answer 6

ethnic group

Question 6

Vocab:

assembly or legislature

Answer 6

diet

Question 7

Vocab:

charter that strictly limited royal power in Hungary

Answer 7

Golden Bull of 1222

Question 8

Vocab:

(1530–1584) was the grandson of Ivan the Great.

Answer 8

Ivan the Terrible

Question 9

What alphabet is traditionally attributed to St. Cyril

Answer 9

Cyrillic

Question 10

This person consolidated his power by winning the voluntary allegiance of Russian princes and preventing further Mongol invasions.

Answer 10

Ivan the Great

Question 11

He continued to centralize power in his own hands, developing a brutal secret group that terrorized members of the hereditary nobility, or boyars.

Answer 11

Ivan the Terrible

Question 12

What is one way in which Russia’s geography affected its early history?

Answer 12

the lack of natural barriers on the steppe encouraged migration.

Question 13

How did Ivan the Great and Ivan the Terrible change Russian government?

Answer 13

They built an absolute monarchy and concentrated power in their own hands.

Question 14

Which of the following is a way that Mongol rule affected Russia?
A. It caused Russia to look to China for cultural and political influences.
B. It cut off Russia from Western Europe at a time of great scientific progress.
C. It prompted Russia to close itself off from the rest of Asia.
D. It made Islam the main religion of Russia.

Answer 14

B. It cut off Russia from Western Europe at a time of great scientific progress.

Question 15

Which of the following items is one reason why Eastern Europe became a refuge for Jews?
A. Eastern Europe was at the end of a migration route from Spain.
B. The Mongols drove Jewish people from Russia.
C. Hungary needed people to settle under-populated areas.
D. Poland’s government established a policy of toleration toward Jews.

Answer 15

D. Poland’s government established a policy of toleration toward Jews.

Question 16

How did Eastern Europe become home to so many ethnic groups?

Answer 16

Its geography and location facilitated migration.