The Rise of Russia

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The Rise of Russia

• Chapter 12
• Section 2

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Key Terms

• Rus
• Yaroslav the Wise
• Cyril
• Methodius
• Cyrillic alphabet
• Vladimir
• Alexander Nevsky

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The Rus and Kiev

• Slavs fighting among themselves
• Asked Vikings for help
• Oldest brother took Novgorod
• Oleg attacked Constantinople in 907
• Received a generous trade agreement

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The Growth of Kiev

• 900s became Kievan Rus
• Yaroslav the Wise- ruled Kiev from 1019-1054
• Collected religious books and hired scribes
• Translate into Greek and Slav
• Diplomatic and trade relations with Europe

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The Growth of Kiev

• Was crushed attacking Constantinople
• Maintained relationships by arranging marriages
  of his daughters

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Christianity in Russia

• Cyril and Methodius-spoke Slavic language
• Use of native language helped in conversions
• Cyrillic alphabet- written alphabet based mainly
  on Greek alphabet
• Used it in mass

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Christian Russia

• Vladimir I converts to Christianity
• Married sister of Byzantium emperor
• 988 Christianity state religion
• 1054 set up own church in Kiev
• Russian Orthodox Church

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Russia Under Attack

• Yaroslav dies
• Princes fight for power
• 1200 Mongols appear
• Entered Rus 1223
• 1227 Genghis Kahn dies 1227
• Divided territory into 4 parts
• 1240 Kiev fell to Mongols

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A Threat from the East

• Mongols did not interfere with the church
• Alexander encouraged Russians not to rebel
• Mongols did not destroy much of their land

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A threat From the North

• 1240 Swedes invaded north of Novgorod
• Control of trade route from Byzantium and Russia
• 1245 Alexander attacks the Swedes
• Swedes were defeated

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Invasion From the Baltic

• Alexander Nevsky-was the victor
• Used status to meddle in Norvgorods affairs
• Teutonic Knights to force Russians to abandon
  their church
• Invaded from Baltic Sea
• 1242 Alexander defeats the knights

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Invasion from the Baltic

• Alexander lured the Knights onto a frozen
  straight
• The ice cracked under the weight of the knights
• One of Russians most famous victories

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From Kiev to Muscovy

• Tartars emerged as rulers after the Mongols
• 1480 Russia freed from foreign domination
• Muscovy became the capital
• Occupied most of Asia