What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
What was the first city in Russia?
Novgorod
Through out Russian history what cities have been capitals?
-Kiev 882-Moscow -St. Petersburg
What is the railroad that stretches across Russia and what city does it start and end in?
Trans-Siberian Railroad from Moscow to Vladivostok
What is the ocean to the north of Russia?
Arctic Ocean
What is the official religion of Russia?
Russian Orthodox
What is the mountain range separates the European and Asian parts of Russia?
Ural Mountains
What is the strait between Alaska and Russia?
Bering Strait
What is the largest lake and is located on the southern boarder of Russia?
Caspian Sea
What mountain range is located on the southern boarder?
Caucasus Mountains
What is Russia most important river?
Volga River
In what climate region are most major cities located?
Taiga or forest region
What has every Russian ruler wanted? (including Putin)
a warm water port through the Black Sea to the Mediterranean
Along what river did Russian Civilization start?
Dneiper River
Who was the first ruler and how was he chosen?
Rurik, the slavic people asked a viking to rule
What is the name of the Russian alphabet and what language is it based off of?
Cyrillic Alphabet, Greek
How do we know about early Russian history?
The Primary Chronicles
Who built up Kiev and made it a universal city?
Oleg
Who brought religion to his people?
Vladimir I in 988
Who is the religious ruler under the Czar?
the Patriarch
Who created the first code of laws?
Yaroslav the Wise
Who destroyed Kiev and what nation was he from?
Batu Khan the Mongol
Why does Russia have a mistrust of the west?
they did not come to their aid to fight the Mongols
What was the Mongol capital in Russia?
Sarai
Who collected the tribute the Mongols?
the Grand Prince
Who saved money to build up Moscow?
Ivan I
Who builds the Kremlin wall and adopts the symbol of Russia?
Ivan II
What are the three parts of the Russian symbol?
=-a crown-a septer-AN orb
What is the Kremlin?
walls built around the city of Moscow
Who drove out the Mongols and built St. Basil's?
Ivan IV the Terrible
What are the Russian Nobles called?
Boyars
What was the Time of Troubles?
15 years of chaos without a Czar
What was the National Assemble of 1613 and what did it do?
it was a group of boyars who got together to choose a czar, they choose Mikael Romanov
Who is Mikael's regent and who is his heir?
Alexis is the regent and Alexis I is the heir
Why were Natalia and Sophia fighting and how was it resolved?
Sophia thought her brother Ivan V should be czar and Natalia through her son Peter I should be czar, the Patriarch decided they should be co-czars to make everyone happy and because neither was 18 Sophia was made regent
Who westernized Russia?
Peter I the Great
What was Peter's favorite skill he learned in Europe?
ship building
Where did Peter move the capital?
St. Petersburg
Who does Peter III marry?
Catherine II who is German
How does Catherine II get power?
she has Peter III killed
Who leads a revolt?
Pugachev
Cavaliers
support the King
Roundheads
support the Parliament
Edict of Nantes
recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France but lets the Huguenots practice
Thirty Years' War
Last of the Religious Wars
Peace of Westphalia
ended the Thirty Years' War and put an end to Holy Roman Empire as a political power
English Bill of Rights
set the power of the Parliament and made it impossible for the King to do with out the Parliament
Toleration Act of 1689
stated that Puritans but not Catholics have the right to free public worship after this few english citizens would be persecuted for religion