Assignments for the school stage of the History Olympiad (grade 6). Assignments for the school stage of the History Olympiad (grade 6) Assignments for the History Olympiad 6 history

Read the assignments carefully. Write down your answers and solutions on the answer sheet. If you have difficulty, move on to the next question. 45 minutes are allotted to complete the entire work. In tasks 1 to 9 there is only one correct answer.

The impetus for the Great Migration of Nations was the invasion of nomads from the depths of Asia:

A. Vandals B. Ostrogoths C. Visigoths D. Franks D. Huns.

2. In what year was Charlemagne proclaimed emperor?

A. in 780 B. in 910 V. in 800 G. in 810

3. At what level of the feudal ladder were the peasants?

A. on the top B. on the bottom

V. were not included in the feudal ladder

4. The structure of society in which the main groups are lords and peasants, and the lands are in the hands of lords, is called ...

A. medieval civilization B. agricultural civilization

B. subsistence economy D. feudal social system

5. The Treaty of Verdun (843) established:

A) the adoption of Christianity by the Franks B) the creation of the Frankish Empire

B) the collapse of the Frankish Empire

6. Which Germanic tribe mainly inhabited the Scandinavian Peninsula:

A) Visigoths B) Ostrogoths C) Franks D) Normans

7. Main tower in the knight's castle:

A) refectory B) donjon C) town hall D) pagoda

8. All important issues in the Slavic tribe were resolved:

A) national assembly - veche B) military leaders

C) tribal elders D) priests

9. Finish catchphrases, used by the population of the ancient world and the Middle Ages.

“The vassal of my vassal___________________________.”

“God, deliver us from the rage__________________________!”

“Traveler, tell the Spartans about our death, faithful _________________________________________________________.”

All roads lead __________.”

10. Match the concepts and their definitions:

A) lands granted for hereditary possession by a lord to his vassal

B) forced labor dependent peasants on the farm of a feudal lord

C) collection of food or money by the feudal lord from dependent peasants

3) corvee

1 1 . Who are we talking about?

11.1. This man became the founder new religion and states. Who is he?

A. Muhammad B. Justinian V. Charlemagne

11.2. Read the text. Name the ruler who asked for the golden cup for himself in addition to his share. Do you remember how this story with the golden cup from Soissons ended? Write down your answer.

“And so, having arrived in Soissons, the king said, when he had put all the spoils in the middle: “I ask you, bravest warriors, do not refuse to give me, without sharing, at least this vessel...” When the king said this, those who had common sense, They answered: “Everything that we see here, glorious king, belongs to you, just as we ourselves are subject to your rule. Do whatever you please, for no one can resist your power.” ...Only one, frivolous, with a loud cry, raised an ax and cut the cup, saying: “You will not receive anything from this except what is due to you by lot.” Everyone was amazed at this, but no one said a word, and the king suppressed the offense with meekness and patience. Hiding a hidden wound in his chest, he took the cup and handed it to the bishop's envoy.

Grigory. Tursky. "History of the Franks".

11. 3. Read the text. In medieval times, these people were called by different names. Remember and write down at least three names.

They were experienced shipbuilders who created the most advanced ships of their era. They gave the ships names: Long Serpent, Seabird, Walking on the Waves, Wind Eater, Wolf. They even wrote poems about their ships and carved their images on stones. Long, sleek vessels, fast and reliable, easy to row or even carry by hand if necessary, were about 18 meters long and 2.6 meters wide. The bow of the ship was decorated with a dragon's head. The sailors themselves were skilled seafarers. ...They could sail for many days away from the coast, without the help of navigation instruments. They steered their course according to the sun, moon and stars. The depth and temperature of the ocean water helped them determine their location. On the way from Norway to Greenland, the sailors followed the movement of schools of herring, cod or haddock.

They were also merciless warrior-conquerors who kept all of Europe in fear in the Middle Ages.

12. Solve the crossword and find out the keyword.
1. "City of the Prophet"
2. Large landowner
3. Nomads from Asia, whose invasion served as an impetus for the migration of peoples
4. Normans from the south of Scandinavia, known in Rus' under the name…….
5. Military servant. Received land for service
6. Abbot of the monastery
7. Small landowner who had no vassals

8. The tower from which the call to prayer sounds for Muslims

9. The language taught in medieval schools

Keyword

Right answers

ALL-RUSSIAN OLYMPIAD FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN

ACCORDING TO HISTORY. SCHOOL STAGE. 6TH GRADE.

Job No.

Correct answer

Job No.

Correct answer

Point

1. “My vassal’s vassal is not my vassal!”

2. "God, deliver us from the fury of the Normans!"

3. “Traveler, tell the Spartans about our death, they are faithful

our laws, here we are dead.”

4. All roads lead to Rome!

6 points for each correct statement, 24 in total

1B, 2A, 3 B

11.1

11.2

Clovis

11.3

Normans, Vikings, Varangians

9 l

6 a

2 f

3 g

5v

8 o

4 in

7 r

Keyword

Each word - 3 points, including the key word

Total 30 points

Total:

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Test tasks

1. The prerequisites for the formation of the Old Russian state include:
A) the need to repel external enemies
B) close economic ties between Slavic tribes
B) adoption of Christianity
D) The Great Migration of Peoples

2. Serf in Ancient Rus'- This:
A) peasant community member, dependent on the prince
B) a bankrupt community member who went into debt bondage for a loan
C) the most powerless category of the population, close to slaves
D) a community member who entered into an agreement, agreeing to live and work with the master under certain conditions

3. Statement by N.M. Karamzin: “This prince, called the Church
Equal to the Apostles, deserves the name of the Great in history" - dedicated
A) Svyatoslav
B) Vladimir
B) Yaroslav the Wise
G Vladimir Monomakh

4. Code of laws in Old Russian state was called:
A) Salic truth
B) Russian Truth
B) Stoglav
D) Code of Law

5. A literary monument of the 12th century, which contained a call for an end to the princely strife:
A) “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign”
B) "Domostroy"
B) “The Word about the destruction of the Russian land”
D) “Teaching to children”

6. A number of dates associated with the struggle of the Russian people against the German and Swedish knights are:
A) 1237, 1238
B) 1240, 1242
B) 1243, 1252
D) 1262, 1263

7. One of the results of the reign of Ivan Kalita was:
A) the transformation of the Moscow principality into one of the strongest in Rus'
B) deliverance from the Horde yoke
C) the end of princely strife in the Russian land
D) formation of a unified Russian state

8. Formation of a single territory of the Russian centralized state was mostly completed with:
A) Vasily I
B) Ivan III
B) Vasily II the Dark
D) Ivan IV the Terrible

9. The territory on which in the middle of the 16th century. the administration of the Zemsky Sobor and the Boyar Duma was preserved, and was called:
A) destiny
B) oprichnina
B) zemshchina
D) posad

10. The most famous work of Andrei Rublev:
A) icon of Our Lady of the Don
B) icon painting “Church Militant”
B) "Trinity"
D) painting the walls of the Annunciation Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin

Open questions

Question 1
In the description of the possessions of one monastery in the 10th century. it is said that the peasant has a full allotment of land. He pays for it one pig, a pound of flax, three chickens, 18 eggs. According to custom, he grazes pigs in the forest for a week. For three days a week throughout the year, he cultivates a plot of the master's field, harvests the crops during the harvest, and during haymaking he mows a haystack, and works on the master's estate. His wife must weave canvas clothes.
Indicate which of the listed duties constitute corvee and which are quitrent?

Question 2
Place the following in chronological order
inventions.
1) Glasses
2) Glass mirror
3) Chess
4) Toothbrush
5) Papyrus
6) Fork
7) Cannon

Question 3
Establish a correspondence between the Old Slavonic name of the month and
modern name.

Old Slavonic name.
1. sickle 2. veresen 3. berezozol 4. jelly 5. section 6. lipets 7. grass 8. fierce 9. leaf fall 10. worm 11. pollen 12. breast

Modern titles
A. January B. February C. March D. April D. May E. June F. July Z. August I. September K. October L. November M. December

Question 4
Carefully read a fragment of a work of Russian literature. Determine which work this passage is taken from
“...First is the law, then is grace, first is the law, then is the truth. The image
law and grace Hagar and Sarah, working Hagar and free Sarah, working first, you
then free to understand and honor!...”

Question 5
Place the names of the princes listed below in ascending order
length of their reign (from shortest to longest). It's either about
reign in Kyiv or, in the appropriate case, in Moscow or Vladimir.
1) Dmitry Donskoy
2) Yaroslav the Wise
3) Andrey Bogolyubsky
4) Mstislav the Great
5) Ivan the Red
6) Ivan III
7) Svyatopolk the Accursed

School tour of the History Olympiad, grade 6

Exercise 1.

In the description of the possessions of one monastery in the 10th century. it is said that the peasant has a full allotment of land. He pays for it one pig, a pound of flax, three chickens, 18 eggs. According to custom, he grazes pigs in the forest for a week. For three days a week throughout the year, he cultivates a plot of the master's field, harvests the crops during the harvest, and during haymaking he mows a haystack, and works on the master's estate. His wife must weave canvas clothes.

Task 2.

Place the following inventions in chronological order.

1) Glasses
2) Glass mirror
3) Chess
4) Toothbrush
5) Papyrus
6) Fork
7) Cannon.

Task 3.

Establish a correspondence between the Old Slavonic name of the month and the modern name.

Old Slavonic name.

1. sickle 2. veresen 3. berezozol 4. jelly 5. section 6. lipets 7. grass 8. fierce 9. leaf fall 10. worm 11. pollen 12. breast.

Modern titles

A. January B. February C. March D. April D. May E. June F. July Z. August I. September K. October L. November M. December.

Task 4.

Carefully read a fragment of a work of Russian literature. Determine which work this passage is taken from
“...Foremost is the law, hereafter is grace; hereafter is the law, hereafter is truth. The image
law and grace Hagar and Sarah, working Hagar and free Sarah, working ahead, you
then free, but to reason? To understand and to honor!...”

Task 5.

Arrange the names of the princes listed below in order of increasing length of their reign (from smallest to largest). We are talking about either the reign in Kyiv or, in the appropriate case, in Moscow or Vladimir.

1) Dmitry Donskoy
2) Yaroslav the Wise
3) Andrey Bogolyubsky
4) Mstislav the Great
5) Ivan the Red
6) Ivan III
7) Svyatopolk the Accursed.

Task 6.

In the description of the possessions of one monastery in the 10th century. it is said that the peasant Vidrad has a full plot of land. He pays for it one pig, a pound of flax, three chickens, 18 eggs. According to custom, he grazes pigs in the forest for a week. For three days a week throughout the year, he cultivates a plot of the master's field, harvests the crops during the harvest, and during haymaking he mows a haystack, and works on the master's estate. His wife must weave canvas clothes.

Indicate which of the listed duties constitute corvee and which are quitrent?

Task 7.

A medieval document says that Matthew Montmorency, for the feud received from the Bishop of Paris, must go on a campaign at the request of this bishop with two knights.

Indicate what kind of relationship the named people had with each other?

Task 8.

Byzantine historian of the 6th century. wrote: “They cannot in any way be persuaded to slavery or subjugation in their own country. They are numerous, hardy, and easily tolerate heat, cold, rain, and lack of food. They treat foreigners who come to them kindly and protect them if necessary. They bury the things they need in secret places and do not openly possess anything unnecessary.”

What people does the Byzantine historian write about?

Task 9.

These medieval robbers were called differently: A) Varangians; B) Normans; B) Vikings.

Determine which of the listed peoples called them what.

1) residents of Europe 2) Residents of Scandinavia 3) Slavs.

Task 10.

Catholics call him “papa”, Orthodox Christians call him “patriarch”, and Muslims call him ?

Assignments for the school stage of the All-Russian History Olympiad

2015/2016 academic year

6th grade

Dear Guys!

We are glad to welcome all participants who have shown interest in the History Olympiad! Congratulations on the start of the school stage of the All-Russian School Olympiad! We are confident that your talents and your hard work will not only help you in your performance at the Olympiad, but will also become a guarantee in the near future successful development our country.

Instructions for performing the work

1 is allocated to complete history work. hour (60 minutes).

The work consists of 7 tasks.

For task 1, you need to choose a phrase.

For task 2 - 1 answer option is given, requiring a short answer ( Yes or No).

In task 3 you need to give calculations.

In task 4 you need to correct historical errors.

Tasks 5 and 7 require only one correct answer to the question posed.

In task 6, place the correct answers in table A and B.

Read each task carefully and the suggested answer options, if any. Answer only after you understand the question and have considered all possible answers.

Complete the tasks in the order in which they are given. If a task is difficult for you, skip it. You can return to missed tasks if you have time.

One or more points are given for completing tasks of varying complexity. The points you receive for completed tasks are summed up.

Try to complete as much as possible more tasks and dial greatest number points.

Maximum amount points for work - 87 .

ALL-RUSSIAN OLYMPIAD FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN IN HISTORY. SCHOOL STAGE. 6TH GRADE.

_________________________________________________________________________

Exercise1. On what principle are the rows formed (4 points for each correct answer, maximum score – 12)?

a) dog, goat, cow -________________________________________________________________

b) soul, spirits, sacrifice, prayer - __________________________________________

c) century, year, millennium -________________________________________________

Task 2. Are the following statements true? ("Not really"). Enter your answers into the table (2 points for each correct answer, maximum score – 16)

    The Euphrates is the main river of Egypt.

    The date palm is a “bread tree”.

    Egyptian gods personified nature.

    Human modern look appeared about 20 thousand years ago.

    First Olympic Games took place in 771 AD.

    Alexander the Great's father was Darius the Third.

    The most sinister figure among the emperors I century BC there was Nero.

Task 3. Solve problems.

A. Caesar was killed in 44 BC. how many years have passed since then? Give your calculations

B. The burial was made in the year of the death of Spartacus. How old was this burial when archaeologists discovered it in 2015? Bring their calculations(7 points for the correct answer).

Task 4. There are 13 historical errors in the text, which are underlined.

Next to it you need to write the correct answer (for each correct answer 2 points, maximum score - 26).

In 753 BC. on the shore Tiger…………… Rome was founded. According to legend, the first two centuries of Rome were ruled by 12…… kings. After resignation…………….…. the last of them Tarquinius Bold………….. in 509 AD established itself in Rome democracy………….. .

In a short time, a small country turned into a huge empire. During four……….. Punic warrior of the Romans with Corfu………………… The Mediterranean Sea turned into an inland lake for the Romans. Rome and civil wars were not spared. They actually began with the adoption of the land law. Guy…………..Grakha. Spartacus's revolt 74 AD………….. shocked the state. The result civil wars was the establishment of autocracy in Rome. First emperor…………….. Gaius Julius Caesar became Rome.

Under attack Slavic tribes…………… in 576 g......... fell and The Roman Empire………..….. ……….…. ……….…. . This event ends the story Ancient world.

Task 5. Place a cross or other sign in the correct cell (each correct answer – 1 point).

1. Determine the date of the end of the history of the Ancient World and the beginning of the history of the Middle Ages

A) 410 g. B) 395 g. C) 476 g. D) 500 g.

2 . When did the Great Migration take place?

A) IV-VII centuries. B) III-IV centuries. B) I-II centuries. D) VIII-X centuries.

3 . Specify the name of the leader who was nicknamed “the scourge of God” because he devastated Europe.

A) Clovis; B) Atilla; B) Alaric. D) Charles Martell

4. Ancient documents are kept in

A) archives B) museums C) offices D) safes

5. Written sources on the history of the Middle Ages in Europe (each correct answer – 1 point).

A) Calendars B) Chronicles C) Gospels D) Chronicles

question

Task 6. Group the sectors of the economy according to their affiliation. Write your answer as a sequence of numbers on the appropriate line. (Each correct answer - 1 point, total - 12).

A) Appropriating economy

B) Producing farm

1. picking berries

2. hunting

3.with cat breeding

4. mushroom picking

5. fishing

6. farming

7. beekeeping

8. gardening

9. weaving

10. collecting eggs

11. horse breeding

12. blacksmithing

A (Appropriating farm)

B (Producing farm)


Task 7.

Byzantine historian VI V. wrote: “They cannot in any way be persuaded to slavery or subjugation in their own country. They are numerous, hardy, and easily tolerate heat, cold, rain, and lack of food. They treat foreigners who come to them kindly and protect them if necessary... They bury the things they need in hiding places, and do not openly possess anything unnecessary..."

What people does the Byzantine historian write about?

Write your answer in words__________________________________________

For the correct answer - 2 points

Presented here test tasks All-Russian Olympiad of the school stage in the history of Russia for the 6th grade with answers to them.

The presented tasks can be used in a 6th grade lesson, providing students with the opportunity to better understand and update previously covered material, as well as determine how well students are ready for the Olympiad.

1. What contributed to the move of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church from Vladimir to Moscow?

  • A) the decline in the authority of the Moscow Principality
  • B) the rise of Moscow
  • B) exacerbation of religious contradictions
  • D) unification of Russian lands

About what kind of campaign Prince of Kyiv Is Constantinople referred to in this passage from The Tale of Bygone Years?

6415 (907) per year. ____ went against the Greeks, leaving Igor in Kyiv; He took with him many Varangians, and Slavs, and Chuds, and Krivichi, and Meryu, and Drevlyans, and Radimichi, and Polans, and Northerners, and Vyatichi, and Croats, and Dulebs, and Tivertsy, known as interpreters: these were all called Greeks "Great Scythia". And with all these he went _____ on horses and in ships; and there were 2000 ships. And he came to Constantinople: the Greeks closed the Court, and the city was closed. And _____ came ashore, and began to fight, and committed many murders to the Greeks in the vicinity of the city, and destroyed many chambers, and burned churches. And those who were captured, some were dissected, others were tortured, others were shot, and some were thrown into the sea, and the Russians did many other evils to the Greeks, as enemies usually do... And he ordered ______ his soldiers to make wheels and put ships on wheels. And when a fair wind blew, they raised sails in the field and went to the city. The Greeks, seeing this, were frightened and said, sending to _______: “Don’t destroy the city, we will give you the tribute you want”... And he ordered _______ to give tribute to 2000 ships: 12 hryvnia per person, and there were 40 men in each ship ...And he hung his shield on the gates as a sign of victory, and went away from Constantinople...

  • A) Rurik
  • B) Oleg
  • B) Askold
  • D) Svyatoslav

3. Which work is a monument of literature of the 14th century?

  • A) "The Tale of Bygone Years"
  • B) "The Life of Boris and Gleb"
  • C) "The Word on Law and Grace"
  • D) "Song about Shchelkan Dudentievich"

4. During what natural events did the formation of the state take place? Eastern Slavs?

  • A) As a result of the decomposition of the feudal system
  • B) As a result of the decomposition of the tribal system
  • C) As a result of the decomposition of the primitive system

5. Eliminate the extra ruler.

  • A) Oleg
  • B) Jagiello
  • B) Svyatoslav
  • D) Vladimir

6. The activities of Prince Vladimir were aimed at:

  • A) strengthening of princely power
  • B) prohibition of contacts with Byzantium
  • C) equalization of the rights of pagans and Christians
  • D) conducting campaigns against the Khazar Kaganate

7. At the congress of princes in Lyubech in 1097, a decision was made

  • A) Submit to the authority of the Kyiv prince
  • B) Rule independently in inherited lands
  • C) Transfer part of the power in the volost lands to the veche
  • D) Create a council of princes to resolve controversial issues

8. The Assumption and Archangel Cathedrals on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin were built during the reign of:

  • A) Alexander Nevsky
  • B) Yuri Dolgoruky
  • B) Dmitry Donskoy
  • D) Ivan Kalita

9. Which of the following events happened in 1433?

  • A) Battle on the river. Klyazma
  • B) Annexation of Pskov to the Moscow Principality
  • B) Battle of Kulikovo Field
  • D) Convocation of the Zemsky Sobor

10. The introduction of St. George's Day meant...

  • A) Restriction of personal freedom of peasants
  • B) Establishing an annual fee for peasants to live on the land of the feudal lord
  • C) Confirmation of the right of peasants to change from one owner to another at any time
  • D) Granting peasants the right to enter military service

11. Who made up the bulk of the population of Rus'?

  • A) townspeople
  • B) vigilantes
  • B) communal peasants
  • D) artisans

12. People hunted together, gathered together, took care of children, defended themselves from strangers. They were all considered:

  • A) friends
  • B) neighbors
  • B) fellow citizens
  • D) relatives

13. The Copper Stone Age is...

  • A) Paleolithic
  • B) Mesolithic
  • B) Neolithic
  • D) Chalcolithic

14. In what year did Prince Oleg make a campaign against Byzantium?

  • A) 907
  • B) 908
  • B) 910
  • D) 911

15. What was the significance of the reign of Ivan Kalita?

  • A) he destroyed the dependence of Russian lands on the Golden Horde
  • B) he completed the process of unification of Russian lands
  • C) he secured the Principality of Moscow from the raids of the Horde
  • D) he concluded a union with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

16. Which of the following events occurred in 1240?

  • A) Capture of Kozelsk by Batu’s army
  • B) Capture of Kyiv by Batu’s army
  • B) Capture of Ryazan by Batu’s army

17. When the Slavs settled in the territory of Eastern Europe?

  • A) 40 thousand years ago
  • B) in the 7th - 6th centuries. BC.
  • C) in the VI - VIII centuries.
  • D) in the 10th century.

Answers to the All-Russian Olympiad on Russian history, grade 6

This table presents the answers to tests on the history of Russia for the school stage of the All-Russian Olympiad

Job numberCorrect answer
1 B
2 B
3 G
4 B
5 B
6 A
7 B
8 G
9 A
10 A
11 IN
12 G
13 G
14 A
15 IN
16 B
17 IN