The Russian Empire
• As Byzantines come into contact (religion, trading, etc.) with Slavs, the Slavic
people absorb Greek traditions to form ______________ culture
Russia’s Birth
• First unified territory starts west of the _____________. Between the _____________
and ______________ Sea (pg. 308)
• In the 800’s, ______________ peoples came in from the north and settle alongside
the Slavs
Slavs and Vikings
• According to _________________________, the Slavs invited Viking chief ____________
to be their king and he founds _______________.
• The city of _____________ emerges after a nobleman (Oleg) moves there. They
city is good for trading with the Byzantines because of its location on the
_________________ River
• The line between Slavic and Viking people vanishes because the two groups
intermarry and adopt each other’s cultures
Kiev Becomes Orthodox
• Princess _____________ travels to Constantinople and converts to ____________
• Princess Olga rules from 945 to 964 until her son is old enough to rule
• Her son resisted conversion, but Olga’s grandson _________________ eventually
converts
• all citizens get baptized in the Dnieper River
• Vladimir also favors the relationship between church and state back in
Constantinople, so the connection between ________________ and ________________
take root in Russia also
Kiev’s Power and Decline
• Kiev was the emergence of Russia’s first unified territory
Kievan Russia
• Vladimir expanded the borders essentially into ________________ and to the
________________ Sea
• In 1019 Vladimir’s son ___________________________ takes the throne.
• he marries his _______________ and _____________ off to the kings and princes in
western Europe, which further expands his influence through trading
alliances
• _____________________ expands under Yaroslav’s rule as he builds the first
library. Kiev eventually becomes home to 400 churches
Kievan Decline
• Begins with the ____________ of Yaroslav in 1054 AD
• His largest mistake was _____________________________________ among his three
sons, who eventually split it up fighting over control
• The __________________ further added to Kievan troubles by disrupting trade
The Mongol Invasions
• mid-13th century witnesses the dominance of the Mongols under
________________________
• The Mongols were ________________________ who ravaged through Europe
coming from Asia
After Genghis’ death in 1227, his successors continued his style of fighting
under his grandson Batu Khan
• In 1240 the Mongols invaded Kiev and slaughtered thousands and flattening
the city
• the Mongols ruled all of southern Russia for over 200 years and created the
Khanate of the Golden Horde
Mongol Rule in Russia
• Under Mongol rule, Russians were free to follow their _______________ (religion,
etc.) as long as they promise not to rebel and paid tribute
• Russian nobles (like _________________) ________________ against the Mongols and
__________________ amongst their people to suppress Mongols
• Mongolian rule insulates the Russians from _______________ and ________________
• City of Moscow founded in 1100’s; the prince of Moscow had access to three
rivers (Dnieper, Don, and Volga) to control almost all of European Russia
possible challenge to Mongols
Moscow’s Powerful Princes
• _________________ is deemed “tax collector” of all Slavic lands by the Mongols for
crushing a Russian revolt against Mongols.
• Ivan I convinces the patriarch of Kiev to move to _________________, which
improved the city’s prestige
An Empire Emerges
• The Russian state becomes a genuine empire under ________________
• He openly challenged Mongol rule and accepted the title “____________”,
claiming to make Russia the “______________”
• Ivan III makes final break from Mongols in 1480– he refuses to pay __________
to the Mongols which leads to a __________________ at the Ugra River.
• After the Mongols lose control of Russia, they also give rise to a new group in
Central Asia…. ____________________
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