My Kyiv.Test 2

Match the events with their dates. They are in chronological order.

The Grand Lithuanian Princedom became very          [powerful, weak]because of the weakened Rus principalities.

The Lithuanian princes took local                   [laws and customs, national costumes] language and faith.

In 1569 the Grand Lithuanian Princedom united with                        [the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of England]into one state.

In that time Kyiv became a cultural centre where                        [farmers and workers, scientists and artists]lived.

The uprising, led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, was against the russian empire.

Kyiv was the second most populous city in the russian empire.

Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra became the centre for Christians from all over Europe.

Kyiv became an industrial centre. Many factories, offices, banks, private houses, multi-storey buildings were built there.

The World War II was a big ordeal for Kyiv.

In 1934 Kyiv became the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

In the postwar years the city wasn't quickly rebuilt.

Ukraine became Independent on 25th of August in 1991.

In 33 years a quiet Soviet city didn't turn into a real European metropolis.

On June 28 in 1996 the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Constitution of Ukraine.

In 1991 the main square of Kyiv was called Maidan Nezalezhnosti.

Over the past thirty years, Maidan Nezalezhnosti had four revolutions.

The Ukrainian state flag has two colours.