The test was compiled for 10th grade students studying a school history course under the program “Russia and the world from ancient times to the end of the 20th century”, author O.V. Volobuev. Can be used to organize current and thematic control and differentiated preparation of students for the exam. Contains two options and tasks of part C. In the first option - tasks with the choice of one correct answer. The second option contains tasks of an open type and an increased level of complexity, aimed at testing students’ skills in establishing the correct sequence of events and phenomena and correlating two sets of information. Part C includes tasks that require a detailed answer and involve testing the complex of knowledge and skills of students.
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Compiled by: Moloshnikova E. A., history teacher, Secondary School No. 51, Voronezh.
Sources of materials:
- Story. Thematic test tasks for preparing for the Unified State Exam. 10th grade / Automatic comp. I. A. Shemakhanova. – Yaroslavl: Academy of Development, 2010. – 192 p.
- Control and measuring materials. Russian history. A basic level of. 10th grade / Comp. K.V. Volkova. – 2nd ed., revised. – M.: VAKO, 2014. – 112 p.;
Topic: Rus' in the 9th – early 11th centuries.
Option 1. Level A assignments
- Historians consider the transitional stage in the formation of the state
- The period of "primitive communism"
- The period of "military democracy"
- Polyudye
- Periodic repartitions
- land
- The formation of East Slavic statehood occurs in
- Middle Dnieper and northwestern region with the cities of Ladoga and Novgorod
- Middle Dnieper and Crimean coast
- Middle Dnieper
- The appearance of the Varangian ruler in the northwestern Russian lands dates back to
- 860
- 862
- 879
- 882
- The formation of the Old Russian state is attributed to
- 862
- 882
- 945
- 965
- The fixed amounts of taxation (tribute) from subject lands introduced by Princess Olga were called
- Tax
- Vira
- Lessons
- Yasak
- The year of the baptism of Rus' is considered
- 987
- 988
- 990
- 996
- What was common to the activities of the ancient Russian princes was
- Population census
- Introduction of tithes
- Introduction of Pyatina
- Polyudye
- The consequences that led to the baptism of Rus' were
A. attempts by the Byzantine emperor to subjugate Rus' by force.
B. increased rivalry between Russian princes for the right to appoint a metropolitan
B. Development of culture and education
D. Establishment of power of the Rurik dynasty
E. strengthening the power of ancient Russian princes.
- The oldest Russian chronicle is called
- "The Tale of Bygone Years"
- "The Word about the destruction of the Russian land"
- "The Tale of Igor's Campaign"
- "Zadonshchina"
- The dynasty that came to power in the Old Russian state:
- Carolingians
- Merovingians
- Romanovs
- Rurikovich
- The peoples that were not included in the state of Kievan Rus were
- Finno-Ugrians
- Glade
- Vyatichi
- Zhmud
- Rus' had the most active diplomatic relations with
- Byzantium
- Khazaria
- Poland
- Sweden
- The community in Rus' was called
- Militia
- Veche
- Rope
- Polyud
- The main part of the population of the Old Russian state were
- Dependent Peasants
- Craftsmen and merchants
- Free farmers
- Vigilantes
- Read a fragment of the chronicle and determine what it is about: “The Chud, Slovenes, Krivichi and all said to Rus': “Our land is great and abundant, but there is no clothing in it. Come reign and rule over us!”
- Founding of Kyiv
- The calling of the Varangians
- March on Constantinople
- Prince Oleg's campaign against Kyiv
- The Tale of Bygone Years states that Prince Oleg
- He was killed by the Pechenegs on the way from Byzantium to Kyiv
- Died while traveling to the Pecheneg steppe
- Died from a snake bite
Option 2. Level B assignments
1.Read the text and insert the missing expression.
“___________” passed along the Neva, Lake Ladoga, Volkhov, Lovat and Dnieper. It connected the Varangian Sea with the Russian Sea. The final destination of this waterway was Byzantium.”
2.Arrange the events in chronological order.
1. adoption of Christianity in Rus'.
2. the first strife in Rus'.
3. Princess Olga’s embassy to Constantinople and her baptism.
4. Oleg’s campaigns against Constantinople, treaties between Rus' and Byzantium.
Answer:___________________________
3. Establish a correspondence between events and dates.
Answer:___________________________
4. Read the passage and indicate who the passage is talking about.
“... She cried bitterly: “Woe is me, Grand Duke! Alas for me, my light! Where have you hidden from my eyes! It's better for me to die before you! ... My son is still a child, who will instruct him and who will preserve his power?” ... And when the mourning ended, she gathered her strength, leaving behind feminine weakness, armed herself with a man’s mind and decided how to avenge the blood of her husband, how to punish the murderers...”
Answer:___________________________
5. Read the text and insert the missing word.
“Christianity fought hard against the remnants of ______________, which had a strong hold in Russian society for many centuries. Thus, a kind of syncretism was created, dual faith, which was also used by church authorities who fought against _____________. We also encounter traces of philosophy___________ in various works of not only ancient, but also medieval Rus'.”
Answer:___________________________
6. Establish a correspondence between the names of the princes and their activities.
1. Svyatoslav. | A. Creation of several lines of defense on the southern Russian borders. |
2. Olga. | B. The defeat of the Khazar Kaganate and its ally – Volga Bulgaria. Earned the name of Alexander the Great of Eastern Europe. |
3.Vladimir. | B. Creation of an organized system of taxation of the population. |
4. Igor. | D. Peace treaty with Byzantium, an alliance with it against Khazaria, recognition of new territories of Rus'. |
Answer:___________________________
7. Establish a correspondence between the term and its definition.
Answer:___________________________
Level C assignments
- In historical literature there is a “Norman theory” of the origin of the Old Russian state. Describe its essence. Name the strengths and weaknesses of this theory. Name the supporters and opponents of this theory.
- Compare the results of the activities of the first Russian princes and Prince Vladimir the Saint.
Answers:
Level A assignments
Level B assignments
- "The path from the Varangians to the Greeks."
- 4321
- VBGA
- Olga
- Paganism
- BVAG
- BVGA
Level C assignments
- The essence of the theory : the Slavs are not able to create a state on their own; the state in Rus' was brought in from outside. This speaks of their historical backwardness and doom. Proponents of this theory are G. Bayer, A. Shletser, G. Miller, V. N. Tatishchev, N. M. Karamzin, who cite chronicles and other sources testifying to the calling of the Varangian Rurik and the presence of Varangian squads in the lands of the Eastern Slavs. Anti-Normanists (M.V. Lomonosov, D.I. Ilovaisky, I.E. Zabelin, B.V. Grekov) argue that the development of statehood in Rus' began long before the calling of the Varangians. The Old Russian state arose as a result of the development of a number of socio-economic and political prerequisites.
- General: unification of the East Slavic lands into a single state; strengthening the management system; establishment of princely power in subject territories through a system of levying tribute. Various: under the first Russian princes, systematic military campaigns were organized against Byzantium and treaties were signed with it, taxation reform was carried out (lessons and churchyards). Under Vladimir Svyatoslavovich, a new direction of foreign policy appeared - Western, the baptism of Rus' took place, and a defensive system was created on the southern borders.
Correct answer
1). Indicate the socio-political system that prevailed among the ancient Slavs before the calling of the Varangians:
A). Military democracy +
B). Theocracy
IN). Oligarchy
2). The largest centers of settlement of East Slavic tribal unions were:
A). The Urals and steppes of southern Eurasia
B). The upper reaches of the Dnieper and the area of Lake Ilmen +
IN). Lands of Bryansk and Polesie
3). How is the way of life of the ancient Slavs characterized?VI- Xcenturies?
A). Matriarchal
B). Gender didn't matter, the high priests had all the power
IN). Patriarchal +
4). The ancestor of the Slavic peoples, according to biblical legends, is:
A). Japheth +
5). According to legend, Rurik's grandfather was:
B). Gostomysl +
6). The legendary calling of the Varangians dates back to:
7). After the beginning of the reign of Rurik, the Varangians formed the elite layer of society in Veliky Novgorod. Which of the following played this role in VII- XIcenturies?
B). Princely squad +
IN). Council of Elders
8). Who, according to the chronicle tradition, was Prince Oleg the Prophet related to Rurik?
A). Druzhinnik
IN). Tribesman +
9). The unification of Novgorod and Kyiv took place in:
10). What was the name of the main trade artery that passed through the territory of the East European Plain inVII - XIIcenturies?
A). The Great Silk Road
B). The path from the Varangians to the Greeks +
IN). Rose line
eleven). In what year did the event depicted in the picture take place?
Test. 12). Indicate the work and its author that describes the life and deeds of the main character in the picture:
A). “Song of the Prophetic Oleg”, A. S. Pushkin +
B). “Prince Silver”, A. K. Tolstoy
IN). “Song about the merchant Kalashnikov”, M. Yu. Lermontov
13). The concepts “pogost”, “lesson” and “polyudye” refer to:
A). Penitentiary system
B). Tax system +
IN). Squad management
14). Which tribal union opposed the double collection of taxes on the initiative of Prince Igor?
A). Mordva
B). Ilmenskie Slovenes
IN). Drevlyans +
15). Trade agreement between Prince Igor and Byzantium:
A). Restricted the privileges of Russian merchants under the previous agreement +
B). In addition to the trade union, it provided for a political union
IN). Reinforced the provisions of the agreement concluded by Prince Oleg
16). Princess Olga rules:
A). 969-971
B). 945-957 +
IN). 913-945
17). Who was Princess Olga related to Prince Igor?
A). Wife +
B). Mother
IN). Sister
18). The famous appeal “I’m coming to you” was used by:
A). Prince Oleg
B). Prince Igor
IN). Prince Svyatoslav +
19). Which state did Prince Svyatoslav defeat during his campaigns?
A). Byzantine Empire
B). Poland
IN). Khazar Khaganate +
20). During the reign of Svyatoslav Igorevich, the following were under the rule of Kyiv:
A). Vyatichi +
B). Duleby
IN). Dregovichi
21). During the campaigns of Prince Svyatoslav in 965, the Old Russian state expanded its territories due to:
B). Upper Volga
IN). Taman Peninsula +
22). Prince Svyatoslav wanted to move the capital to:
A). Korsun
B). Tmutarakan
IN). Pereyaslavets-on-Danube +
23). What tribal union of nomads began to actively oppose Ancient Rus' during the reign of Svyatoslav?
A). Pechenegs +
B). Cumans
24). Returning from the war with Byzantium in Bulgaria in 971, Prince Svyatoslav:
A). Captured Crimea
B). Was killed +
IN). Started a war against Hungary
25). In what city did Vladimir Svyatoslavich reign at the time of his father’s death?
B). Ladoga
IN). Novgorod +
26). During the reign of Yaropolk Svyatoslavich in Kyiv, external contacts were actively carried out with:
A). Papal throne
B). Kingdom of the Franks
IN). Holy Roman Empire +
27). The brother of Vladimir and Yaropolk, Oleg Svyatoslavich, was a prince:
A). Vyatichi
B). Drevlyansky land +
IN). Ugric tribes as part of Ancient Rus'
28). During the period 977-988. the actual ruler of the united Russian state was:
A). Yaropolk +
IN). Vladimir
29). What was Vladimir’s main support in the internecine struggle with Yaropolk?
A). Novgorod militia
B). Mercenary Varangian squad +
IN). Population of Kyiv
thirty). The result of the internecine war of the Svyatoslavichs was:
A). Collapse of the Old Russian State
B). Power passed to the governor of the Varangian squad Vladimir
IN). Vladimir Svyatoslavich became the Grand Duke of Kyiv +
31). The religious reform of Prince Vladimir had the following goals:
A). Departure from paganism
B). Undermining the morale of the tribes subordinate to Kyiv by humiliating their ancestral deities
IN). Streamlining the pagan cult to strengthen the power of the Kyiv prince +
32). Which deity was not included in the new pantheon?
A). Veles +
IN). Dazhdbog
33). Which of the following religions was not considered by Vladimir for implementation in Rus'?
A). Catholicism
IN). Confucianism +
34). Indicate the city where Prince Vladimir was baptized with his retinue:
B). Chersonesos
IN). Korsun +
35). What nickname did the prince who baptized Rus' have?
1). Red Sun +
2). Damned
3). Big Nest
36). Which of Prince Vladimir’s sons had a conflict with due to non-payment of a lesson?
A). Svyatopolk Okoyanny
B). Yaroslav the Wise +
IN). Vysheslav Vladimirovich
37). Who became the first Russian saints?
A). Equal to the Apostles Prince Vladimir
B). Boris and Gleb +
IN). Yaroslav the Wise
38). A well-known legislative monument from the time of Yaroslav the Wise was called:
A). "Yaroslav's Truth" +
B). "The Yaroslavich Truth"
IN). "Russian Truth"
39 - Test). In what year did Yaroslav the Wise defeat the Pechenegs?
40). Which of the presented temples was founded in honor of the victory of Yaroslav the Wise over the Pechenegs?
A). 
B). 
IN). 
+
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The cost of an error, as you understand, is very high and you probably don’t want to lose an extra 5-6 initial points... First, you need to familiarize yourself with the material in the articles:
Done? Excellent) Now let's self-test our knowledge on the topics covered. In the coming days, I conducted a special test in our VKontakte group to determine the level of applicants. It is still in the public domain, you can see the assignments and the guys’ answers.
The average student score was 75 points. The result is not bad, but you yourself understand that this is only the beginning, later from such values, namely their arithmetic average, a general picture of knowledge of the course will emerge... and ancient Rus' in the 9th-11th centuries. considered one of the easiest periods to study. Where did the guys go wrong?
1. Often the failure was the inability to identify the most advantageous areas of activity, or applicants absolutely do not know what it is, although through dialogue with them, teachers explained to them the principles of working with the 40th task. If we take into account the fact that next year they may introduce an essay instead of characterizing a single historical figure and the score increases to 11 primary, the price of a mistake is too high!
2. Many of the students confuse events between historical figures, so for some, the treaties of 907 and 911 suddenly become the merit of Igor the Old. Result: inability to systematize information and imagine time intervals on a time scale.
3. A similar story, as with personalities, is repeated in dates; many, having not heard about the date of creation of the Notification System, try to guess, this cannot be done! It is necessary to narrow the circle of suspected dates, so to speak, to go from century to date in a logical chain: period, century, ruler, quarter or third of a century, decade, etc.
This is due to incorrect work with historical material. All this will be covered in detail and clearly in our school of preparation for the Unified State Exam from ZERO to the result...
Now remove all manuals, notebooks, close unnecessary browser tabs and read on... Your task now is to do three simple steps:
1. Solve the thematic test on Ancient Rus' in a multiple-choice form and write down your % of the topic completed in a notebook
2. Download the archive of assignment materials with a short answer. I do not include the keys to them, your task is to complete the tests on a separate piece of paper and put it aside for now
3. Like and download archive No. 2. There you will find tasks with detailed answers. You can solve them and send them to me for verification in private messages on VKontakte, or to the support service.
4. Go to the Internet and check the answers to the tasks in point No. 2 yourself. Divide 100% by the number of tasks you completed and multiply by the correct number of answers. You will receive %, which you also need to write down in your notebook.
5. Wait for part C to be checked and receive a response of % of the test completed. From these three values, you get a real level of knowledge of the topic, based on which you can work on self-improvement in your level of preparation.
№1:
Evaluation criteria:
90-100% - congratulations! You are doing everything correctly, there are practically no mistakes during preparation. Continuing in the same spirit, you will easily cross the threshold of the TOP 10 universities in Russia!
80-90% - preparation is going well, the material of the period has been mastered qualitatively, errors occur:
a) due to carelessness
b) technical related to work on part 2
70-80% is an acceptable result for those who seek to enter a contract at a local, not prestigious university. If your goals are slightly different, you should think about it...
50-70% is a terrible result, or you have just started preparing, haven’t read the articles or learned anything, and if not, then you’re thinking in the wrong direction. You definitely need the support of a mentor, because otherwise all your efforts will lead you nowhere. Either with self-discipline you will score an average score of 47 points, or you will change your mind about taking history altogether
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND NUKI
REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN
GAPOU "SABINSKY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Developer: Garifullin E. Sh. teacher of general education disciplines
Test
Ancient Rus'.
1. In what year did the Baptism of Rus' take place?
A) 922 B) 988
B) 965 D) 882
2 . What was the name of the tax in favor of the church?
A) tithe
B) quitrent
B) funeral feast
D) rope
3. Beginning of construction of the Church of St. Sophia in Kyiv
A) 998 B) 1054
B) 1037 D) 1015
4. Who was the son of Rurik?
A) Oleg
B) Yaroslav
B) Svyatoslav
D) Igor
5. What year is considered the founding date of the state of Rus'?
A) 879 B) 859
B) 862 D) 882
6. What was the name for collecting tribute by a squad in Rus'?
A) churchyard
B) quitrent
B) polyudye
D) purchase
7. Which state was attacked by Oleg in 907 and 911?
A) Byzantium
B) Volga Bulgaria
B) Khazar Khaganate
D) Golden Horde
8. Who was Princess Olga related to Vladimir I?
A) mother
B) sister
B) wife
D) grandmother
9. In what year did the Lubech Congress take place?
A) 1037 B) 1097
B) 1054 D) 1084
10. What was the name of the tribe that cruelly punished Prince Igor for his greed?
A) Krivichi
B) clearing
B) Drevlyans
D) Vyatichi
11. Who killed Boris and Gleb?
A) Yaroslav
B) Svyatopolk
B) Oleg
D) Svyatoslav
12. Which of these merits belongs to Princess Olga?
A) victory over the Khazar Kaganate
B) ordering the sizes of tribute
C) Rus' adopted Christianity under her
D) annexation of Kyiv
13. Whom did Oleg kill by deception in 882, while seizing power in Kyiv? A) Sineus and Truvor
B) Askold and Dir
B) Boris and Gleb
D) Cyril and Methodius
14. The campaign to collect tribute in ancient Rus' was called
a) a lesson
b) polyhuman
c) taxation
d) churchyard
15. It was possible to stop the collapse of the Old Russian state:
a) Prince Igor
b) Vladimir Svyatoslavich
c) Yaroslav the Wise
d) Vladimir Monomakh
16. What year in the chronicle dates the arrival of the Varangians in Rus'?
a) 1111 c) 862g.
b) 988 d) 1054g.
17. In what year did the battle take place, after which Prince Alexander Yaroslavich began to be called “Nevsky”?
A) 1223 g. B) 1240 g.
B) 1238 D) 1242
18. In what year did the first meeting of Russian squads with the Mongol-Tatars take place?
A) 1223 g. B) 1240 g.
B) 1238 D) 1242
19. Did the Slavs call them Varangians?
a) Scandinavians
b) Celts
c) Germans
d) francs
20. Installcorrespondence between the elements of the left and right columns.
| Prince's name | Characteristic |
| 1. Oleg 2. Igor 3 Vladimir Monomakh | A . Inflicted a crushing defeat on the Polovtsians, adopted a new set of laws “Charter”, which eased the situation of the dependent population in Rus' B. United Kyiv and Novgorod under his rule, carried out a number of successful campaigns against Byzantium B. Made an unsuccessful campaign against Byzantium, killed by the Drevlyans |
Answer:___________
21. Family sign of the Rurikovichs
A B C
|
22. Meeting of the prince ……….. with the sorcerer. Artist: A. M. Vasnetsov
A. Igor V. Oleg B. Vladimir G. Svyatoslav 23. Choose the correct answer
A. Three heroes B.Arrival of Rurik in Ladoga IN. Returning from the fair G. Prince Igor In a narrow monastery cell In four blank walls About the land about ancient Russian The story was written down by a monk He wrote in winter and summer He wrote year after year About our great people A. Yaroslav the Wise. V. Nestor B. Josephus Flavius G. Vladimir Monamakh 25. Daughter of Yaroslav the Wise who became Queen of France A. Olga V. Anna B. Sofia G. Elizaveta 26. What is depicted conventionally………. sign on this map
Answer:__________________ | ||
27. Match the elements of the left and right columns.
Answer: _________________
28. Set the correct match:
| 1. Yarilo | A)lord of the wind |
| 2. Perun | B)god of light from the sky |
| 3. Ogribog | IN)Sun God |
| 4. Hair | G)god of thunder |
| 5. Mokosh | D)patron of cattle breeding |
| 6. Svarog | E)fertility deity |
Answer: _____________________
29. Read the description and name the prince to whom it relates.
The sole ruler of Ancient Rus'.
Contributed to the rise of the international authority of Rus'.
Carried out military campaigns.
Founder of written Russian legislation.
Patron of education and construction.
Contributed to the flourishing of the ancient Russian state.
Answer: ___________
Answers:
1.B
2.A
3.B
4.G
5.G
6.B
7.A
8.G
9.B
10.B
11.B
12.B
13.B
14.B
15.G
16.B
17.B
18.A
19.A
20.BVA
21. A
22.V
23. B
24.V
25.V
26. The path “from the Varangians to the Greeks”
27. BAV
28. VGADEB
29. Yaroslav the Wise
Topic 2. Old Russian state
Section A
1. What year is considered the date of formation of the Old Russian state?
A) 860; b) 862; c) 882; d) 982 g.
2. What event happened in 862?
a) the Novgorodians called Rurik to reign;
b) detachments of the princes of Rus' attacked Constantinople;
c) the army of the Khazar Kagan was defeated by the Russian princes;
d) the route “from the Varangians to the Greeks” was first discovered.
3. What events relate to the period of Princess Olga’s reign?
a) the siege of Constantinople, the adoption of Christianity by Russia, the introduction of house taxes;
b) the prohibition of blood feud, the destruction of the Drevlyansky land, the founding of Pskov;
c) establishment of a fixed amount of tribute, embassy to Constantinople;
d) embassy to the Pope, campaign in the Balkans, construction of St. Sophia Cathedral.
4 When did the strife between the sons of Prince Vladimir I begin?
A) in 1013; b) in 1015; c) in 1019; d) in 1024
5. With whom did Prince Svyatoslav Igorevich wage war?
a) with the Byzantines, Cumans, Hungarians; b) with the Volga Bulgars, Khazars, Byzantines;
c) with the Khazars, Pechenegs, Avars; d) with the Poles, Drevlyans, Huns.
6.The conclusion of a trade agreement with Byzantium is associated with the name of which prince?
A) Rurik; b) Oleg; c) Svyatoslav; d) Vladimir Monomakh.
7. In what year did Prince Svyatoslav die?
A) in 968; b) in 970; c) in 972; d) in 974
8. What is polyudye?
a) people's militia in Ancient Rus';
b) local government bodies;
c) collection of taxes by the prince from subject tribes;
d) a type of public corporal punishment.
9.What were the consequences of the murder of Prince Igor by the Drevlyans?
a) the end of the princely dynasty;
b) establishing a fixed amount of tribute;
c) a punitive campaign against the Drevlyans, the son of the murdered man - Svyatoslav;
d) introduction of the poll tax.
10.What were the consequences of Russia’s adoption of Christianity?
A) to the development of trade with the countries of Western Europe, primarily with
Italy;
B) to the attempts of the Byzantine emperor to subjugate the Russians by force
land;
C) to the development of culture, education, strengthening the international position of Rus';
D) to a long war with Khazaria.
11. Which of the listed dates relates to the events of the struggle between Rusis and the Polovtsians?
A) 1036; b) 1043; c) 1068; d) 1097
12. What punishment was introduced instead of the right of blood feud in “The Truth of the Yaroslavichs”?
a) payment of a fine; b) imprisonment;
c) death penalty; d) public flagellation.
13.What opponents did the Russian lands have to fight in XI-XIIbb.?
a) Cumans, Pechenegs, Torques; b) Hungarians, Poles, Khazars;
c) Khazars, Varangians, Volga Bulgars; d) Byzantines, Avars, Kasogs.
14.What decision was made at the Lyubech Congress of Princes in 1097?
A) start a new campaign in the steppes against the Pechenegs;
B) stop the princely strife and assign to each of the princes his possessions;
C) elect Vladimir Monomakh to the Kiev throne;
D) approve the final text of “Russian Truth”.
15. Which cities were the largest in the X-XII centuries. ?
a) Kyiv, Novgorod, Smolensk; b) Moscow, Tver, Novgorod;
c) Kyiv, Pskov, Nizhny Novgorod; d) Murom, Chernigov, Ryazan.
16.Why did Svyatopolk the Accursed get his nickname?
A) for refusing to obey his father - Prince Vladimir I;
B) for the massacres of Kiev residents during his reign;
C) for using foreigners - the Polovtsians - in the struggle for the throne;
D) for the murder of brothers - Boris and Gleb.
17. What terms are associated with the concept of “patrimony”?
a) abbot, monk, icon painter; b) posad, settlement, polyudye;
c) rope, plinth, serf; d) boyar, fireman, purchaser.
18. When did the uprising take place in Kyiv, which ended with the invitation to the Kiev throne of Vladimir Monomakh?
A) in 1111; b) in 1112; c) in 1113; d) in 1125
19. What event happened in 1054?
a) construction of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod began;
b) the Dolobsky Congress of Russian Princes took place;
c) the reign of Yaroslav the Wise began in Kyiv;
d) Yaroslav the Wise died.
20. What made Metropolitan Hilarion famous?
a) they wrote the “Sermon on Law and Grace”;
c) according to his design, the St. Sophia Cathedral was built in Novgorod;
21.What concepts relate to ancient Russian culture?
a) vira, purchases, youths; b) zakomars, apse, smalt;
c) plows, beekeeping, guests; d) patrimony, hierarchy, tithe.
22. What genre of literature does “The Tale of Bygone Years” belong to?
A) hagiography; b) chronicle; c) teaching; d) heroic story.
23. What term refers to ancient Russian jewelry art?
A) fresco; b) initial; c) cloisonne enamel; d) pilaster.
Section B
1. Establish a correspondence between concepts and definitions.
1) rope; a) meeting of the free urban population in Ancient Rus';
2) vira; b) a plot of land measured out with a rope to the community.This was also the name of the peasant community itself;
3) veche; c) tax, duty, levied for the transportation of goods,driving livestock, and per person when passing
Through outposts near cities and large villages
4) washed. d) a meeting of smerds and slaves that arosefrom tribal meetings of the Slavs;
D) fine, court fee, goingto the princely treasury.
3. Establish a correspondence between events and dates.
1) adoption of Christianity; a) 1024;
2) the campaign of the united Russian forces against the Polovtsians; b) 1043;
3) the last campaign of the Russian troops against Constantinople; c) 988;
4) uprising in the Rostov-Suzdal land. d) 1111;
e) 1015 g.
4. Read an excerpt from the chronicle and write the date of the event described.
“The Chud, Spovians, Krivichi and all said to the Varangians: “Our land is great and abundant, but there is no order in it. Come reign and rule over us." And three brothers with their clans were chosen (among the Varangians) and came to the Slavs, and the eldest Rurik sat in Novgorod, and the other - Sineus - on Beloozero, the third Truvor - in Izborsk.
Answer:_______________________________________________.
5. Read an excerpt from “The History of the Russian State” by N.M. Karamzin and write in the text the name of the prince who fell victim to the murderer. “Near this city (Smolensk) he was overtaken by a messenger from Yaroslav, Prince of Novgorod, with notification of the death of Vladimirova and the vile treachery of Svyatopolk; but at the very time when __________ sensitive, pious... was mourning his father and beloved brother, in earnest prayers entrusting his grief to Heaven, armed killers appeared and seized his boat. The Murom squad became afraid: Goryaser, the chief of the villains, ordered the Prince to be killed, and his own cook..., named Torchin, wanting to please Svyatopolk, stabbed his unfortunate Sovereign.”
Section C
Read excerpts from the works of Russian historians about the calling of the Varangians and complete the tasks.
From the work of N. M. Karamzin:
“The beginning of Russian history presents us with an amazing and almost unprecedented case in the chronicles: the Slavs voluntarily destroy their ancient popular rule and demand sovereigns from the Varangians, who were their enemies.... We think that the Varangians, who captured the countries of the Chuds and Slavs in a few years before that time, they ruled them without oppression and violence, took easy tribute and observed justice. Dominant on the seas, having relations with the South and West of Europe in the 9th century, the Varangians, or Normans, should have been more educated than the Slavs and Finns, imprisoned in the wild reaches of the North, and could have imparted to them some of the benefits of the new industry and trade, beneficial for the people...”
From the work of S. M. Solovyov:
“The first circumstance is the combination of the Slavic and Finnish tribes; What produced this union? Without any doubt, the aforementioned tribes were brought into contact by the Varangian conquest, just as the rest of the scattered Slavic tribes were subsequently brought into contact by princes from the house of Rurik. This close connection between the Chud, the whole, the Ilmen Slavs and the Krivichi was expressed in the friendly expulsion of the Varangians and then in the calling of princes. The northern tribes owed, in all likelihood, a relatively greater degree of social development, or at least the desire for it, to this same conquest, this collision with an alien principle: after the expulsion of the Varangians, they did not want to return to the scattered tribal life and, seeing no way out of it with the selfishness of the clans, they agree to call on power from outside, they call on a prince from someone else’s clan...
The calling of the first princes is of great importance in our history, it is an all-Russian event, and Russian history rightly begins with it. The main, initial phenomenon in the founding of a state is the unification of disparate tribes through the emergence among them of a concentrating principle, power. The northern tribes, Slavic and Finnish, united and called upon this concentrating principle, this power. Here, in the concentration of several northern tribes, the beginning of the concentration of all other tribes was laid, because the called principle uses the power of the first concentrated tribes in order to concentrate others through them; the forces united for the first time begin to act.”
From the work of B. A. Rybakov:
“The Varangians appeared in Eastern Europe when the Kievan state had already taken shape... Clashes with the local population occurred with varying success: either the “Varangian finders” managed to take tribute from the Slavs and Chuds, or the local tribes “expelled our Varangians overseas and did not give them tribute.” " For the only time in the entire Middle Ages, the leader of the Varangian detachment, together with the northern Slavs, managed to fraudulently, pretending to be the owner of a merchant caravan, seize power in Kyiv for some time, killing the legitimate prince. The Varangians were used in Rus' in the 10th-11th centuries as a mercenary military force. The Varangians were hired by Svyatoslav and his son Vladimir. The Varangians were hired for dirty murders: the Varangians killed Prince Gleb. The Russian Truth was directed against the outrages of the mercenary Varangians in Novgorod... The absurd identification of the Varangians with Russia, which meant nothing else except that if the Varangians ended up in the capital of Rus', in Kiev, if they entered Russian service, then they were considered Russia ..."
1. What is the “Norman theory”?
2. What is the difference in assessing the significance of the role of the Varangians in the early history of the Old Russian state in the writings of domestic historians?
3. Which of the presented points of view seems more convincing to you? Why?
4. What, in your opinion, was the true historical basis for the emergence of the theory about the creation of the Old Russian state by the Varangians?
