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| What peoples conquered the Scythians in 200 BC? |
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| Whom conquered the Sarmatians in 200? |
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| Group that took control of the Slavs and treated them poorly around 560 |
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| Norse peoples, came to Russia around 800 CE |
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| Kievan Russia: Start and end years |
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| Which group overthrew Kieven Rus? |
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| Which early city challenged Kiev in cultural and economic importance? |
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| Describe Appanage and its weaknesses. |
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| Giving of power to many siblings and/or sons. Caused many conflicts between Princes. |
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| What effect did Kievan Rus have on social class |
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| Gap widened between rich and poor. |
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| Major accomplishments of Prince Vladimir (2) |
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- Brought in Orthodox Christianity
- Solidified the written language |
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| Describe the accomplishments of Prince Jaroslav the Wise (2) |
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- Eliminated the Pecheneg threat
- Author of legal cope. |
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| What did Jaroslav do to weaken Russia? |
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| Split the state into sectors, each governed by one of his sons. Eventually led to many local lords, and therefore killed national unity. |
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| Who solidified the Golden Horde of the Mongols in Russia? |
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| What major city was not destroyed by the Mongols? |
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| What were the primary reasons for the Mongols to capture Russia? |
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| Natural resources and wealth through trade. |
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| What major political change happened after 100 years of Mongol rule? |
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| Return of localized power to the Russians |
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| What title was rewarded to princes in favor with the Mongols? |
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| What year did Russia gain full independence from the Mongols. |
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| 1480, but that had basically been independent for decades. |
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| What were the 2 most harmful things the Mongols did to Russia? (Pillaging villages does not count) |
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- Cut off trade with foreign markets
- Cut off Culturally with Europe |
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| Name consequences of Mongol presence in Russia (3) |
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- Drained resources
- Changed weak political system
- More class divisions
- Little impact on Russian culture in the long run |
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| Name the 3 major persons in the rise of Moscow |
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Daniel- rebuilt after Mongol attack
Yuri- Fought to become Grand Prince
- Vasili I- Reunified territories |
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- Son of Vasili I
- Came to power after long civil conflict
- Gradually kicked out Mongols
- Held off in Mongol attacks in 1452 |
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| What are the major accomplishments of Ivan III? (3) |
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- Reunified Russia
- Independence from the Mongols
- Siezed Novogrod and other crucial cities into Russia. |
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| What monk fought the Orthodox church in the 15th century? |
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| Name the lineage after Vasili I? (4) |
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| Vasili II, Ivan the Great, Vasili III, Ivan the Terrible |
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| How was the first person to name themselves Tsar? |
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| What was the period at the end of the rule of Ivan the Terrible? |
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| What were some accomplishments of Ivan the Terrible? |
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- New legal code
- Regulated church
- Overhauled military/Conquered new area |
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| The political campaign launched by Ivan the terrible to terrorize his political opponents |
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| Name 3 consequences of Ivan the Terrible's political attack. |
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- Devastated the economy
- Ravaged social structure
- Crippled political institution |
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| Who essentially ran the country during the reign of Tsar Theodore? |
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| Who's lack of heirs led to a 15 year period known as the Time of Troubles? |
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| What were 5 characteristics of the Time of Troubles? |
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| Famine, economic crisis, serfdom, succession crisis, foreign invasion |
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| What religion was adopted by Kieven Rus? |
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| Eastern Orthodox Christianity. |
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| Who took the thrown after the Time of Troubles in 1612? |
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| Name some of the accomplishments of Peter the Great. |
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- Socialized education
- Growing Russia, growing navy
- Overall, modernized Russia with the west. |
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