World History
Crash Course Extra Credit
Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols
1. Why did Russia ended up with its current
geographic shape?
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2. Describe the people who originally settled Kiev.
3. What economic practice was Kiev most dependent on for survival?
4. What happened to peasants that fell into tax debt in Kiev?
5. What change did the Grand Prince Vladimir enact in Kiev in the 11th century?
6. Why were the Kievan Rus easy targets for the Mongols when they attacked in the
1200s?
7. Describe how the Mongol rule isolated and divided Russia?
8. The Mongols conquered Russia during the winter. What other two
countries/empires failed at this attempt?
9. What Russian city rose to prominence as a result of Mongol policies?
10. What church established its headquarters in this city in 1325?
11. Who did Prince Dmitri Donskoi defeat at Kulikovo Field?
12. What Russian ruler stopped paying tribute to the Mongol khan? Why?
13. What type of rule characterized Russia for most of its history after him?
14. What nickname did Ivan IV earn during the second part of his reign?
15. Ivan IV used terror tactics and a secret police to establish absolute control over
which group of people?
16. How did Western Europe regard Russia for centuries?