Kievan Rus' begins with the rule (882–912) of Prince Oleg, who extended his control from Novgorod south along the Dnieper river valley in order to protect trade from Khazar incursions from the east and moved his capital to the more strategic Kiev. Sviatoslav I (died 972) achieved the first major expansion of Kievan Rus' territorial control, fighting a war of conquest against the Khazar Empire. Vladimir the Great (980–1015) introduced Christianity with his own baptism and, by decree, that of all the inhabitants of Kiev and beyond. Kievan Rus' reached its greatest extent under Yaroslav I (1019–1054); his sons assembled and issued its first written legal code, the Rus' Justice, shortly after his death. 

The term "Kievan Rus'" (Ки́евская Русь Kievskaya Rus’) was coined in the 19th century in Russian historiography to refer to the period when the centre was in Kiev. In English, the term was introduced in the early 20th century, when it was found in the 1913 English translation of Vasily Klyuchevsky's A History of Russia, to distinguish the early polity from successor states, which were also named Rus. Later, the Russian term was rendered into Belarusian and Ukrainian as Кіеўская Русь Kijeŭskaja Rus’ and Ки́ївська Русь Kyivs'ka Rus’, respectively. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. When was the start of Kievan Rus?
2. In what year did Kievan Rus begin?
3. What year saw the beginning of Kievan Rus?
Q2:
1. Who began Kievan Rus?
2. Who was Kievan Rus established by?
3. Who created Kievan Rus?
Q3:
1. When did Kievan Rus change its religion?
2. When was a new religion established in Kievan Rus?
3. When did a religious shift occur in?
Q4:
1. Who oversaw the change to Christianity?
2. Who was Kievan Rus's leader when they switched religions?
3. Who spearheaded the religious shift in Kievan Rus?
Q5:
1. How did Vladimir the Great bring about a religious shift in Kievan Rus?
2. What did Vladimir the Great do to change religions in Kievan Rus?
3. How did Vladimir the Great introduce Christianity to Kievan Rus?
Q6:
1. What was Prince Oleg trying to keep safe?
2. What did Prince Oleg desire to protect?
3. What was Prince Oleg trying to keep out of harm's way?
Q7:
1. When did the name Kievan Rus begin being used?
2. When did the first usage of the name Kievan Rus occur?
3. When was the term Kievan Rus coined?
Q8:
1. What was the reason for the creation of the term Kievan Rus?
2. Why was the term Kievan Rus coined?
3. What was the utility of the new term Kievan Rus in the 19th century?
Q9:
1. Why was the Russian center moved to Kiev?
2. For what reason was Kiev the center of Russia during Kievan Rus?
3. WHy was Kiev the center point of Russia under Kievan Rus?
Q10:
1. What granted Kievan Rus its first large territorial expansion?
2. What was Kievan Rus's first major expansion due to?
3. What brought about the first large expansion of territory in Kievan Rus?
Q11:
1. What did Yaroslav I's sons issue?
2. What was decreed by the children of Yaroslav I?
3. What got issued on behalf of the sons of Yaroslav I?
Q12:
1. Who generated Kievan Rus's first legal code?
2. Who was responsible for the creation of Kievan Rus's first legal code?
3. Who issued the first lega code of Kievan Rus?
Q13:
1. What was Yaroslav I responsible for, besides Kievan Rus's first legal code?
2. What did Yaroslav I bring about in Kievan Rus, in addition to its first legal code?
3. What did Kievan Rus have Yaroslav I to thank for, along with its first legal code?
Q14:
1. Who did Kievan Rus fight against?
2. Who was Kievan Rus's historical opponent?
3. Who did Sviatoslav I's armies combat?
