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Kievan Rus

Kievan Rus. Begun by invasion of Viking tribes – also known as Slavs – from north of the Baltic. Both trade partner and sometime enemy of the Byzantine Empire. Kievan Rus. From Prentice Hall World History: Connections to Today:

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Kievan Rus

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  1. Kievan Rus • Begun by invasion of Viking tribes – also known as Slavs – from north of the Baltic. • Both trade partner and sometime enemy of the Byzantine Empire.

  2. Kievan Rus • From Prentice Hall World History: Connections to Today: • During Roman times, the Slavs expanded into southern Russia. Like the Germanic peoples who pushed into western Europe, the Slavs had a simple political organization divided into clans. They lived in small villages, farmed, and traded along the rivers that ran between the Baltic and the Black seas. • Located at the heart of this vital trade network was the city of Kiev. In time, it would become the center of the first Russian state. • Russia becomes Russia in the 12th Century when it breaks free from Mongol rule

  3. Slavs from Asia • Iron working, extend agriculture • Mix with earlier populations • Family tribes, villages • Kingdoms • Animistic • Center at Kiev East European Kingdoms and Slavic Expansion, c. 1000

  4. Institutions and Culture in Kievan Rus' • Influenced by Byzantine patterns • Orthodox influence • Ornate churches • Icons • Monasticism • Art, literature dominated by religion, royalty • Free farmers predominant • Boyars, landlords • Less powerful than in the West

  5. Kievan Decline • Decline from 12th century • Rival governments • Succession struggles • Asian conquerors • Mongols (Tartars) • 13th C, take territory (become Russia) • Traditional culture survives • The End of an Era in Eastern Europe • Mongol invasions usher in new period • East and West further separated

  6. Rulers of the Kievan Rus Vladimir I (980) • (980) Vladimir I – Extremely warlike ruler of Kiev. Invited missionaries from Judaism, Islam and Christianity to offer reasons for conversion. • Married the Byzantine emperor’s sister. • Brought Christianity and Greco-Roman civilization to Russia.

  7. Rulers of the Kievan RusYaroslav I (1010 – 1054) • (1010 – 1054) Yaroslav I – Created a Russian law code based on Justinian’s Code. • Instituted a Golden Age of Kievan Russia. Built churches and a new capital city. • Allied Russia with the rest of Europe by marrying his children to European rulers.

  8. Rulers of the Kievan RusIvan the Great (1462-1505) • (1462-1505) Ivan III or Ivan the Great – absolute ruler. Took the title of czar • Czar – Absolute ruler of Russia: from Roman word – Caesar • Defeated the Mongols, who had gained control of Russia • Extended Russian territory

  9. Ivan the Terrible • (1530-1584) Ivan the Terrible -Centralized royal power • Introduced new laws that tied Russian serfs to the land • Used agents of terror to consolidate his power • Had thousands of people killed because he suspected a plot.

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