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58 Cards in this Set
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give the order of Russian Classes
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czar, noble, Mir, serfs/peasants
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What was the Russian Church?
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Russian Orthodox
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how did the russian church support the wealthy?
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allied itself with autocracy. priests reported any disloyalty.
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How did the church help peasants?
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Gave them hope and entertainment.
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how did the russina government help[ the church?
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it was apoointed its officials and it was given financial support.
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What is a mir?
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village commune that regulated life.
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By whom was the mir run?
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coucl of men who were heads of families.
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what did the mir do?
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they collected taxes and provided recruits for the army.
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what is an icon?
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a religious picture of Jesus< amry or a saint?
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in what kind of families did russians live?
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They lived in patriarchal extended families.
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what kind of marriages were there?/
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arranged
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what were the serfs' home like?
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a small wooden house with a single larde room and smaller storage rooms.
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For what were stoves useful?
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warmth and cooking
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what did they eat?
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dark bread, porridge, cereal, cabbage, onions, and cucumber. Sometimes, dariy or meat, or fish.
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For what does the USSR stand?
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Union of soviet Socialist Republics
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How much bigger is russia than USA?
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2 times
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What are two plains that exist in Russia?
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North European PLain and the West Siberian PLain
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Qhat is the border between Asia and Europe?
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The Ural MOuntains
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What is the worlds's largest inland sea?
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Caspian Sea
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Why is the AAral sea shrinking?
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it has rivers that divert away from it.
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Where did the first Russian State emerge?
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kiev onteh dneiper River
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Name three Rivers that were major highwats for trade?
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Dnieper, Don and Volga
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Why do the harsh winters hurt the economy?
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it limits the growing season and more energy is needed, transportstion is messed up
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What is permafrost?
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a layer of soil below the surface that remains permanently frozen
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Name Russias resources.
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forest, soil, oil, coal, iron ore,natural gas, gold, platinum,chromium.
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why can;t russia use their resources?
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they are in remote parts of siberia
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Name three things that affected Russia's development.
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climate, ethnic diversity, no natural barriers
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what culture did russia originally absorb?
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The Byzantine culture
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What kind of state was Russia and on what was it built?
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autocratic,inequality
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How long are the ural mountains?
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1500 mi
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The North Euriopean PLain has what percent of the population living there?
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75%
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what is the first way to emmorize the order?
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Ketchup burns my dumb mouth
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what is the second part to memorzing the timeline?
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like I'd give it the PG
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what were the two things that the byzantine empire gave russia?
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language and religion
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what religion the the russian adopt by Prince Vladimir?
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byzantine christianity
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how did the mongols rule russia?
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indirectly, by collectingrent from prices from russians.
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How did Moscow become important?
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it was by the Don and Volga rivers, head of the church moved there and the princes kept some of the money for themselves.
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what was Ivan the great price of?
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Moscow
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whose rule did ivan end?
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mongols
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how long was the mongolian empire?
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china to eastern europe
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Ivan the Terruble stregthened what?
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the autocracy
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who had a secret police force?
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Ivan the terrible
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who had a reign of terror
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ivan the terrible
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what did he encourage the growth of?
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feulkadism
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who hired westerners?
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peter the great
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what city did peter start?
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St. Petersburg
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russian scars concentrated on what?
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building a strong military and getting new territories
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In the 1800s, what happened?
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trform, factores
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did the czar Nicholas I crush the decembrist Revolt?
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no
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who set up the assembly called the Duma?
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Nicholas II
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What happned after Russia expanded?
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multrinational
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what are pogroms?
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organized acts
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who aquired poland, belarus, lithuania and the black sea?
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Catherine the Great
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who freed sefs, encouraged schools and imporved healthcare?
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alexander II
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who developed a new form of socialism?
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karl marx
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who planned a peaceful; march to the czar's palace in st. Petersburg?
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father georgi gapon?
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who imposed censorship, banned western books?
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nicholas I
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who was the autocratic culer during the march in 1905?
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nicholas II
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