Complete the text with verbs: built, conquered, defeated, died, fight, had, grew,
ruled, was (2)
In the 13th century a fierce Mongol conqueror Chenghis Khan
1 ..........
... up a great empire in Central Asia. One of his grandsons Batu
2..........
the leader of a Tartar army called the Golden Horde, because
Batu always 3.........
a golden-coloured tent. The Golden Horde
4..........
Russia, burnt Kiev to the ground and 5.....
for
about 250 years. The only big Russian city to escape was Novgorod, because its
ruler was strong and the Tartars were afraid of the marshes and lakes around
Novgorod. Only Ivan the Terrible finally 6..........
them. Ivan IV (1530-
1584) was 8 when his mother 7.
and the little boy
8............
up alone among the ambitious boyars. There was no one he
could trust. He was 17 when he was crowned Tsar. During his life he had to
9..........
many enemies. He was hot-tempered and suspicious. When he
died Russia 10.....
...... much bigger and richer. ​