Quiz  /  Kievan Rus

  • 1. 
    What peoples did the Kievan Rus originally come from?

  • Mongols
  • Moors
  • Franks
  • Vikings

  • 2. 
    What modern day countries were originated from the Kievan Rus?

  • Austria and Italy
  • Russia and Ukraine
  • Poland and Germany
  • England and Ireland

  • 3. 
    What city was the capital city of the Kievan Rus?

  • Novgorod
  • Moscow
  • Kiev
  • Constantinople

  • 4. 
    What ruler of the Kievan Rus converted the nation to Christianity?

  • Vladimir the Great
  • King Rurik
  • Oleg
  • Yaroslav the Wise

  • 5. 
    What was Yaroslav the Wise known for as king of the Kievan Rus?

  • Building a library in Kiev
  • All of the above
  • Promoting education
  • A written code of law

  • 6. 
    What nation invaded the Kievan Rus and brought the empire to an end?

  • Mongols
  • Vikings
  • Franks
  • Moors

  • 7. 
    True or False: The Kievan Rus was always a very small state compared to the rest of Europe.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 8. 
    What empire did much of the laws of the Kievan Rus come from?

  • Byzantine
  • Greek
  • Egyptian
  • Spanish

  • 9. 
    True or False: The Kievan Rus reached their peak under the leadership of Yaroslav the Wise.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 10. 
    About how long did the Rurik Dynasty rule over the Rus people?

  • 500 years
  • 300 years
  • 100 years
  • 900 years
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