Early Russia

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  1. 4. defeats the Mongols and drives them Moscow
  2. 7. the name of the Scandinavian warbands who dominated early "Russia"
  3. 8. "king" or "ruler" in Russian
  4. 10. Greek Orthodox missionaries to Russia from Byzantium
  5. 12. the ruler of Russia who converted to Christianity
  6. 14. the river which was the heart of early Kievan Rus
  7. 17. ends the threat of Mongols for good, conquers the Volga region
  8. 18. alphabet adopted by the early Russian state
  9. 20. the early Russians were _____ peoples (ethnic / tribal group)
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  1. 1. the name for the Viking/Russian mercenaries of the Byzantines
  2. 2. Russian warrior prince who fought the Mongols, Swedes, Teutonic Knights
  3. 3. this empire was linked to early Russia via trade, marriage, and culture
  4. 5. Asian invaders who conquered Russia
  5. 6. the type of Christianity adopted by the early Russian state
  6. 9. a member of the Russian land-owning aristocracy
  7. 11. ruler of Russia in the 11th century, codified Russian law
  8. 13. most important Russian city after Kiev
  9. 15. the first city of the first Russian state
  10. 16. fortress inside Moscow/Muscovy
  11. 19. the Asiatic peoples who ruled Russia after the Mongols (Turkic)