The Rise of Russia

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Across
  1. 2. battle where russia defeated the mongols
  2. 3. region with steppes
  3. 7. word for russian ruler
  4. 8. political and religious center of russia
  5. 9. united the mongols
  6. 11. group that settled in russia
  7. 15. first ruler crowned tsar
Down
  1. 1. driving force behind moscow's success
  2. 4. led the mongols in battle against russia
  3. 5. region with farmlands
  4. 6. took over russia for 150 years
  5. 10. russian alphabet
  6. 12. capital of present day ukraine
  7. 13. an open, treeless grassland
  8. 14. region with forests and hunting