The Russian principalities and the struggle against invaders
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write three features of the period of fragmentation of the Russian lands.
The number of principalities grew; internecine wars; the fall of Kyiv’s standing; Kipchak raids.
2
Show the structure of the Novgorod Republic in a diagram.
Veche → elected governor; city council; bishop.
3
How did the Mongol conquest affect Rus? Write 3 sentences.
Cities were ruined, many died and tribute was paid; economic and cultural development slowed.
4
Write Alexander Nevsky’s victories in chronological order.
1240 — the battle on the Neva (Swedes); 1242 — Lake Peipus (German knights).