Questions to Module One

1. The importance of studying history
2. Trypillian culture
3. The argument between Ukrainian and Romanian historians concerning the Trypillian culture
4. Cimmerians
5. Scythians
6. Sarmatians
7. Greek colonies in Ukraine
8. The Tauri
9. The Goths and Huns in Ukraine
10. The Khazar state
11. Ancient East Slavs in Ukraine: origin, religion, tribal unions
12. Major theories about the origin of the word “Rus”
13. The period of Askold, Dir, and Oleh
14. Ihor and Olha
15. Sviatoslav
16. Reasons for changing the old religion by Volodymyr the Great
17. The consequences of the adoption of Christianity for Kyivan Rus
18. The phenomenon of dvoviria in the spiritual life of Kyivan Rus
19. Ruska Pravda: positive and negative aspects of the first code of laws
20. Prove that Kyivan Rus’ cultural and political development was high
21. Characterize the period of political disintegration in Kyivan Rus.
22. The Mongol invasion of Kyivan Rus
23. The history of Kyivan Rus as a political weapon
24. M. Hrushevsky’s views on the so-called Ancient Rus People
25. Lithuania at the beginning of the 13^th century
26. Lithuanian rule in Ukraine
27. Galicia-Volhynia Principality in the 13^th century
28. The Union of Krevo: causes and consequences
29. The Union of Lublin: causes and consequences
30. The political structure of the Rzeczpospolita
31. Ukrainian cultural development under Poland-Lithuania
32. The brotherhoods in the Rzeczpospolita
33. Ukraine’s famous schools of higher education (Ostrih and Kyiv) under Polish rule
34. Jews in the Rzeczpospolita
35. The Union of Brest: causes and consequences
36. The Crimean Khanate
37. The Sich’s political structure
38. Cossacks’ military activity
39. The social composition of the Cossacks
40. Evaluation of Cossackdom by historians
41. Main causes of the Khmelnytsky uprising
42. What caused Khmelnytsky to start an uprising?
43. Khmelnytsky’s alliance with the Crimean Tatars: positive and negative sides
44. The cruelty of the war of 1648-1654
45. The Zboriv (1649) and Bila Tserkva (1651) agreements
46. The Pereiaslav agreement (1654)
47. The war after Pereiaslav to Khmelnytsky’s death (1654-1657)
48. Evaluations of Khmelnytsky by historians
49. The causes of the Hadiach treaty
50. The Hadiach Treaty (1658)
51. The Konotop battle (1659)
52. What prevented Hetman Vyhovsky from creating a Ukrainian state?
53. The Ruin
54. Why did Ukrainians fail to get independence in the period of 1648-1686?
55. Achievements and lessons of the Great War (1648-1686)
56. Mazepa’s early career (until he became hetman)
57. Mazepa’s hetmanship: positive and negative sides
58. Mazepa’s alliance with Sweden: causes and consequences
59. The Baturyn massacre (1708) and the Poltava battle (1709)
60. Mazepa’s religious problems during the Northern War between Sweden and Russia
61. Assessment of Mazepa by historians
62. Pylyp Orlyk’s Constitution (1710)
63. The decline of Ukrainian autonomy after the death of Khmelnytsky
64. The Golden Autumn of the Hetmanate (Rozumovsky)
65. The liquidation of the Hetmanate. The historical meaning of that period in Ukrainian history
66. Ukraine under Polish rule in the 18^th century
67. The Haidamack movement
68. Koliivshchyna (1768)
69. The haidamack movement in assessment of historians
70. The Uman massacre (1768)
71. The Opryshky
72. Poland’s political weakness at the end of the 18^th century; the partitions of Poland
73. Masonic organizations in Ukraine; their aims
74. The Decembrist movement in Ukraine
75. The beginning of National Revival in Russian-Ruled Ukraine
76. The Brotherhood of Sts Cyril and Methodius
77. The reforms of Alexander II: causes, essence, and results
78. Ukraine’s economic development in Russian-ruled Ukraine (2^nd half of the 19^th century)
79. The Hromada movement
80. The Valuev Edict and the Decree of Ems
81. The Polish uprising (1863)
82. Russia’s nationality policy in Ukraine (17-19 centuries)
83. Polish and Austrian nationality policy in Western Ukraine
84. The Ruthenian Triad
85. Moskvophiles
86. The problem of “colonial status” of Ukraine under Russian and Austrian rules

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 840