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WEBSITE

* Not “The Ukraine”, the refers to a region like the grasslands

* “the” in textbook because bad grammar, people didn’t know

CULTURE & CUSTOMS

* How has Ukraine's geographic and geopolitical location influenced its history?

* What is the broadest and most commonly used regional division in Ukraine?

* What are some of the most important features that characterize the traditional regions of Galicia, Transcarpathia, Donbas, Crimea, and Kyiv?

* What are some of the important elements of Ukrainian ethnic identity?

* 5. What is the ethnic makeup of Ukraine?

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HISTORY

Chapter 5:

1. Why is it difficult to prove any particular theory about the origins of Slavs and Slavic groups? What kind of evidence is used in these debates?

2. What is the minimum territory of the original Slavic homeland about which 4 major theories agree?

3. When is it possible to speak about the existence of Slavic or proto-Slavic people?

4. Who are the Antae?

5. Why was the 9th century AD (CE) a turning point for the early Slavs?

Chapter 7:

1. What are the 2 major points of controversy about the Kyivan Rus'?

2. What are the two stages in the formation of the Kyivan Rus' and what was accomplished during each of these stages?

3. What kind of a political entity was the Kyivan Rus'?

4. When and how did the Kyivan Prince Volodymyr I adopt a state religion? What was the effect of this move?

5. What were some of the accomplishments of the Kyivan Prince Iaroslav the Wise?

6. What was the system of political succession in the Kyivan Rus' and why was it problematic?

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What factors contributed to the disintegration of Kyivan Rus’?

When did Kyiv fall to the Mongols and what were some of the circumstances of the Mongol invasion into the Kyivan Rus’?

Why was Galicia-Volhynia an attractive acquisition for the Kyivan Rus’ princes?

Why were princes Danylo and Lev allowed to rule their principality in peace by the Golden Horde?

When and how did...