| A | B |
|---|
| permafrost | land which is permanently frozen 6 inches below the surface |
| Peter the Great | he westernized/modernized Russia - moved the capital to St. Petersburg on the Baltic Sea |
| reign | to rule ? govern a nation/country |
| Romanov | the ruling royal family of Russia from 1600 - 1917 AD |
| Russia | a country which existed from 1613 - 1917 ? disappeared .. Then existed from 1991 to 2005 (the present) |
| Russian Orthodox Church | a form of Christianity ? they believe in icon worship and celebrate the birth and crucifixtion of Jesus on days different from Roman Catholics & Protestants |
| Seljuk Turks | tribes from Asia ? who settled in Turkey ? eventually formed the Ottoman Empire and conquered the Byzantine Empire |
| serfs | poor Russian farmers tied to the land - slaves |
| Siberia | located in eastern Russia - its loaded with minerals but very cold |
| St. Basel's Cathedral | a beautiful Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow |
| Stalin | a brutal Soviet dictator - introduced 5 year plans & collective farms |
| steppes | grassland in the Ukraine/Russia - good for growing crops |
