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Kurbat Ivanov

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kurbat-ivanov

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was Kurbat Ivanov born?

  2. 2. When did Kurbat Ivanov die?

  3. 3. How big is Kurbat Ivanov?

  4. 4. From the article, write the primary field:

  5. 5. From the article, write the historical impact:

  6. 6. Who was Kurbat Ivanov?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Imperial Expansion

  • Ostrogs

  • Cartographic Methodology

  • Geographical Data

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Kurbat Ivanov. Small Whale. https://smallwhale.org/articles/kurbat-ivanov. Accessed 2026-09-23. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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