Byzantine Empire and Russia

Who were the first inhabitants of Russia?

• Eastern Slavs

• Vikings

• Northern Slavs

• Huns

Why did the "Russians" and Byzantines come into contact with each other?

• They both wanted to trade goods with each other

• They both wanted to fight and conquer each other

• They were forced to form alliances with each other

• They never came into contact with each other

Which invader group merged with the local people of Russia?

• Vikings

• Franks

• Huns

• Visigoths

What was the original government of the Russian Slavs?

• A collection of city-states

• A vast empire

• One single country

• Two nation-states

What was the name of the area where Russia centralized their power?

• Principality of Kiev

• Russian Federation

• Russian Empire

• Nation of Kiev

What religion did the Russian Slavs convert to?

• Eastern Orthodox

• Roman Catholic

• Islam

• Judaism

• Paganism

What do missionaries do?

• Travel to areas in order to convert people to their religion

• Recruit people to work for the government

• Perform dangerous missions to ensure the success of trade routes

Who help spread Christianity to Russia?

• St. Cyril

• St. Methodius

• Rurik

• Heraclius

• St. Valentine

Saint Cyril was credited with creating...

• an alphabet to help the Russian Slavs understand Christianity

• a trade route to help connect the Byzantine Empire with the Principality of Kiev

• a new form of Christianity that was only practiced by the Slavs

• a new form of architecture to help make the churches look different

Which Russian leader officially adopted Christianity as the main religion?

• Vladimir the Great

• Rurik

• Yaroslav I

• Oleg