land of tsars part 1

Who said "Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma."

Winston Churchill

Russia is a nation many ______

nations

____ warriors sailed down the rivers of Russia ro trade in Asia

Viking

Russia means "land of the ____", what native people called Vikings

Rus

What essential physical feature held Russia togther

the rivers

Vladimir became the Grand Prince of

Russia

Grand Prince Vladimir sought a religion to unite Russia, what did he choose?

Orthodox Christianity

Who were Boris and Gleb? What happened to them?

They were the sons of Vladimir and then they were killed by their older brother because he wanted power

What was the Golden Horde? How long did they rule russia?

the golden horde were the Mongols, rules for 2.5 centuries. "Greatest war machines"

The Mongol Horde laid siege to the city of ___ in 1240 and burned it

Kiev

The Mongol warriors who rule Russia were called ___ by the Russians

Tatars

What was the first Russian civilization known as?

Moscow

____ was a great city built around the fortress known as the Kremlin?

Moscow

In 1380, Prince Dimitri led the Russians against the Mongols on the banks of the river_____

Don

Czar is Russian for ___

Cesar

Who were the Boyars?

rich nobles

in the late 1400s. Ivan III drove out the ___

Mongols

Ivan the IV formally adopted the term ___ at his coronation in January, 1547

Czars

what did Ivan IV do to be named "Ivan the Terrible:

He attacked or even killed all his allies. And wanted to be called it

Who were the Oprichniki? What role did the play in Ivan's terror?

secret police, the would dress like monks and engage in killings

The ___ attacked and burned Moscow to the ground, killing over 60,000 people

Tartars (mongols)

how did Ivan's son die?

Ivan killed him, got in a fight with his son and then he struck him in the head