The Rise of Russia Chapter 12 Section 2.
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Transcript of The Rise of Russia Chapter 12 Section 2.
THE RISE OF RUSSIA Chapter 12 Section 2
Key Terms Rus Yaroslav the Wise Cyril Methodius Cyrillic alphabet Vladimir Alexander Nevsky
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
The Growth of Kiev• 900’s 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
The Growth of Kiev Was crushed
attacking Constantinople
Maintained relationships by arranging marriages of his daughters
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
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
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
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
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
Invasion From the Baltic• Alexander Nevsky-was
the victor• Used status to meddle
in Norvgorod’s affairs• Teutonic Knights to
force Russians to abandon their church
• Invaded from Baltic Sea
• 1242 Alexander defeats the knights
Invasion from the Baltic Alexander lured
the Knights onto a frozen straight
The ice cracked under the weight of the knights
One of Russian’s most famous victories
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