Which of the following best describes the term rus? a. the establishment of government in western europe. b. the technique used by many slavs to produce greater amounts of agricultural products. c. the medieval russian state established by traders and warriors. d. the first official government within russia.

Rus refers to the medieval Russian state established by traders and warriors since the Rus were Scandinavians led by rurik and later prince oleg moved the capital to Kiev in modern Ukraine. The state was made of co operating principalities from the Baltic to the black sea and controlled the trade in eastern Europe