Chapter 10 Section 2

1. Chapter 10Section 2 The Rise of Russia

2. Section Review • the Justinian Code preserved ______ _______ • Under the rule of Who? did the Byzantine Empire expanded to its largest size • his wife, Theodora. Under her advice Justinian gave women the right to ____ ________ • In the East the most powerful religious leader was the_________ __ ____________ • The Byzantine Empire was ruled by Who?

3. The Setting and the People • In the south of the large plain in Asia is a grassy and mostly treeless region called the Steppe • {The steppes provide fertile land for agriculture} • The Ural Mountains are considered a boundary between Europe and Asia • Many rivers crisscross the plain and are ideal for transportation and trade because many flow into the Black Sea giving him access to the Mediterranean

5. Kievan Russia • {Cities such as Novgorod and Kiev were valuable because they were located along the Viking trade routes} • {Rurik took control of Kiev} as well as Novgorod and the Slavic tribes along the Dnieper River • The region under their control became known as the Rus. Which is where Russia probably got its name • Kiev became the most important city in Kievan Russia and it served as the capital for almost 300 years

6. Rurik

7. Government in Kievan Russia • {Many areas were led by princes who governed with the advise of councils made up of nobles called Boyars} • When the prince requested it he would call a {veche, or town meeting, to discuss important matters that affected the whole community} • Yaroslav I “Yaroslav the Wise” ruled from A.D. 1019 to A.D. 1054. • He introduced Russia’s first law code, the Pravda Russkia • {The Pravda Russkia system of punishment can be described as a mix of fines and vengeance.}

8. Yaroslav the Wise

9. Religion in Kievan Russia • With ulterior motives, Vladimir I converted to Christianity {and ordered Kievans to become Christians} • {despite the Kievan Russian conversion to Christianity many still worshiped the spirits of their ancestors or gods of nature but they were inspired by the art and writing}

11. Vladimir I

12. The Economy of Kievan Russia • North of the steppe lies another {agricultural region called the Taiga} • {The taiga had long cold winters making the growing season short} • {Kievan Russia traded their goods with the Byzantine} they also supplied them with slaves • Trade helped Kievan Russia become a strong, wealthy power.

13. The Southern Taiga

14. Section Review • What did The steppes provide? • Why were cities such as Novgorod and Kiev were valuable? (because they were located along…) • The Pravda Russkia system of punishment can be described as a mix of _____ ___ ________ • The Nobles were called _______ • veche, or ____ _____, to discuss important matters that affected the whole community • Who ordered the Kievans to become Christians? • Kievan Russia traded their goods with the Byzantinetrue or false?