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What type of agriculture did the early Rus practice?
What type of agriculture did the early Rus practice?
- Intensive agriculture
- Slash and burn agriculture (correct)
- Nomadic agriculture
- Terrace agriculture
How did the Egyptians replenish nutrients for their farming?
How did the Egyptians replenish nutrients for their farming?
- Used slash and burn agriculture
- Relied on flooding to replenish nutrients (correct)
- Practiced terrace agriculture
- Depended on irrigation alone
What was a real problem for early farmers that irrigation alone could not solve?
What was a real problem for early farmers that irrigation alone could not solve?
- Lack of suitable land
- Water scarcity
- Nutrient loss in the soil (correct)
- Pest infestation
Which city, besides Kiev, grew to a similar size as Novgorod?
Which city, besides Kiev, grew to a similar size as Novgorod?
What did the contemporary Western Europeans do with their fields?
What did the contemporary Western Europeans do with their fields?
What was the main basis of the early settlements in the Slavic region?
What was the main basis of the early settlements in the Slavic region?
What did the Rus do when the land was no longer productive?
What did the Rus do when the land was no longer productive?
Which region of Russia continues to be a breadbasket for much of Europe?
Which region of Russia continues to be a breadbasket for much of Europe?
What did the word 'vodka' originate from?
What did the word 'vodka' originate from?
What advantage did the rivers provide to the early Russians in Western Russia?
What advantage did the rivers provide to the early Russians in Western Russia?
What did the long growing season in a band of Russia allow for?
What did the long growing season in a band of Russia allow for?
What was the main city of the Kievan Rus during its height in the eleventh century?
What was the main city of the Kievan Rus during its height in the eleventh century?
What were the first Russians known as before being called the Kievan Rus?
What were the first Russians known as before being called the Kievan Rus?
What provided a particularly portable way to sell excess produce for a substantial profit?
What provided a particularly portable way to sell excess produce for a substantial profit?
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