What land did Ivan the Terrible conquer?
Ivan IV was the first Rus’ prince to title himself “Tsar of All the Russias” beginning the long tradition of rule under the tsars. Lands in the Crimea, Siberia, and modern-day Tatarstan were all subsumed into Russian lands under Ivan IV.
When did Ivan kill his son?
Nove
How old is Ivan the Terrible?
53 years (1530–1584)
What year did Peter become the sole ruler of Russia?
1696
Did Catherine the Great stage a coup?
Aided by her lover Grigory Orlov and his powerful family, she staged a coup just six months after her husband took the throne. The bloodless shift in power was so easily accomplished that Frederick the Great of Prussia later observed, “[Peter] allowed himself to be dethroned like a child being sent to bed.”
What happened to Marial in a long walk to water?
Southern Sudan, 1985: In the night, Salva’s friend Marial was taken away and killed by a lion. Salva is very upset and scared. His uncle tries to make him feel better and keeps an extra close eye on the group. The group reaches the Nile River and must build a boat to cross the water.
How old is Salva at the end of the book?
Salva Dut was 11 years old, sitting through the last lesson in class and looking forward to the trip home with his schoolmates. Suddenly all hell broke loose. An infernal civil war had ignited in his native South Sudan.
How many trips did Nya take to the pond each day?
The novel begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is a two-hour walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day.
How old is Salva when the war comes to his village?
Salva Dut was born in a rural village in southwestern Sudan to the Dinka tribe. At 11 years old, the Sudanese Civil War reached his village and separated Salva from his family. He joined thousands of boys, famously known as the “Lost Boys,” on their journey by foot to seek safety in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Is Nya a real person?
Nya is not a real person. She is a fictional representation of many children who live in South Sudan.
What happened Salva Dut?
Salva became an American citizen and studied International Business in Rochester, New York, while working as president and drilling manager of Water for South Sudan, Inc. He now lives in Wau, South Africa and oversees Water for South Sudan’s operations there.
Is Salva DUTS dad dead?
In January, 2002, Salva Dut arrived in Sudan to seek out a man he hadn’t seen for 16 years—his father. All that time, Salva thought his father had died in the war. Their reunion, he says, was emotional and wonderful. But his father was seriously ill, suffering from water-borne parasites and disease.