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Russia: The early years. The Russian Empire. West of Ural mountains B/n Black & Baltic Seas 3 great rivers: Dnieper, Don, Volga Inhabited by Slavic nomads/Vikings. Russia’s Birth. SLAVS: grps. of ppl. Who lived b/n Byzantine & Russia Converted to Orth. Christianity Cyrillic Alphabet
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Russia: The early years
The Russian Empire • West of Ural mountains • B/n Black & Baltic Seas • 3 great rivers: Dnieper, Don, Volga • Inhabited by Slavic nomads/Vikings
Russia’s Birth SLAVS: grps. of ppl. Who lived b/n Byzantine & Russia Converted to Orth. Christianity Cyrillic Alphabet Blended their ways w. Byzantine = Russian Culture!
Kievan Russia • The area known as Kievan Russia makes up the western part of Russia today, as well as the Ukraine and Belarus countries. • Kiev is still a very popular trading city, and is the capital of the Ukraine today.
Vladimir 980-1015 CE Prince of Kiev, Russia who made them all Christian Converted to Ortho. Christianity = made all his ppl convert = Russia became Ortho. Christian
Yaroslav the Wise 1019-1054 CE • Vladimir’s son; Prince of Kiev, Russia • Led Kiev to gr8 glory: • Trade alliance marriages • Legal code for property • 1st library in Kiev • Christianity prospered • BUT… • Divided his kingdom among sons = fighting, separation, DECLINE!
Mongols in Russia Genghis Khan- Leader Savage, Killing, burning– took over Asia & ruled for hundreds of years 2 things: Absolute obedience & Tribute ($$) Russian princes = forced Russians to pay $$ to Mongols
Alexander Nevsky 1220-1263 • Prince & Military hero • Novgorod, Russia • Told Russian princes 2 cooperate w. Mongols & pay • Isolated the Russians = little access to new ideas
Ivan III 1440-1505 CE • Prince of Moscow • Russia became a genuine Empire under him: • Openly challenged Mongols • Took the name Czar • Refused to pay • Fought & pushed them away
Effects of Byzantine on Russia • Greek-Byzantine culture + Slavic culture • = RUSSIA • Orthodox Christianity • Prosperity, Education, power • Unification • Cyrillic Alphabet
The Turkish Empire Section 3
Seljuks • Migrating Turkish family grp • Took over Persian Emp. (Battle of Manzikert) & Byzantine Emp. (1071) • Anatolia (Today = Turkey) • 945 CE
Why R they imp.? Took over & had Pro-Persian policies = Persian support Preferred Persian culture/language/etc. = Persians ; use Arabic declines.. When they took over- Persian Empire leadership changed = Caliph still there but just religious leader… not political too…
Example of Pro-Persian support • Vizier: • Nizam al-Mulk, a Persian • Prime Minister for the Seljuks • Why imp?: • Persians taken over by Seljuks • = Seljuks support Persians & maintain their culture • = Made Persians gov’t officials • = Persians like the Seljuks more..
What happens to them? • Seljuks decline in power • = Decentralized kingdoms • = Mongols take over • = Eventually, Mongols decline & OTTOMAN Turks take over EVERYTHING! • (More about them later)