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03 - Early Russia Guided Notes

1) Early Russia was located west of the Ural Mountains, with hilly terrain in the south and dense forests and swamps in the north. The rivers allowed for easy travel. 2) In the 800s, Vikings known as Rus settled among Slavic tribes and founded Novgorod in 862 led by Rurik. Over time, their cultures blended together. 3) Oleg conquered lands south of Novgorod along the Dnieper River and established the state of Kievan Rus, with Kiev as its capital. Kiev became an important trade center between the Black and Caspian Seas.

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03 - Early Russia Guided Notes

1) Early Russia was located west of the Ural Mountains, with hilly terrain in the south and dense forests and swamps in the north. The rivers allowed for easy travel. 2) In the 800s, Vikings known as Rus settled among Slavic tribes and founded Novgorod in 862 led by Rurik. Over time, their cultures blended together. 3) Oleg conquered lands south of Novgorod along the Dnieper River and established the state of Kievan Rus, with Kiev as its capital. Kiev became an important trade center between the Black and Caspian Seas.

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The History of Early Russia

Geography
 West of the ______________ Mountains,
from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea
 Hilly ______________ in the south, then
dense forests and swamps in the north
 Slow, interconnected _______________
allow for easy travel
A Mixing of Cultures
 In the 800s, a group of Vikings known as
______________________ settled
among Eastern Slavic tribes
 Also known as ______________, they
founded Novgorod in 862 under the
leadership of Rurik
 Over time, their ______________ blend
Kievan Rus’
 Oleg, a relative of Rurik left Novgorod to
conquer lands to the south along the
_____________________________
 Conquered Kiev and named it the capital of his newly created state _______________________
 Supreme _______________________ of the Kievan Rus' from 882 to 912
 Kiev became an important trade route between the ____________ Sea and ______________ Sea
 Influenced by Vikings, Slavic people, and the _______________________
Christianity in Kievan Rus’
 Princess Olga of Kiev converts to ______________________ after visiting Constantinople in 957
 Her son spent his short life conquering & expanding the Rus’ but remained a _______________
 Her grandson, Vladimir, prince of ____________________becomes leader of Kiev in 980
 Vladimir sent teams to observe and report on _______________, Judaism, & Christianity
 After learning of Constantinople’s great _________________, he decides on Eastern Christianity
 In 989, Vladimir has all Kiev citizens _______________________in the Dnieper River
The Decline of Kiev
 Valdimir’s son ___________________________________ took power after in-fighting and led Kiev to
its cultural height until dying in 1054
 Yaroslav divided the Rus’ between his sons, causing another _____________ and near constant warfare
 ____________________________declines in power, weakening trade
 The _______________________further disrupt trade
 Finally, __________________ begin threatening from the East
 In 1240, Kiev falls to Genghis Khan’s grandson, _______________________
 The Mongols rule much of the region for the next ________________________
Mongol Rule of the Rus’
 The Mongols demanded obedience and _________________ payments from conquered cities
 Russian nobles like ______________________________ supported Mongol rule
 This __________________ Russia from the rest of Europe
Moscow Comes to Power
 Mongol rule left the Rus’ __________________
 __________________, a small trading post near Russia’s main rivers came to power next
 Its Grand __________________ expand its power
 In the 1430s the _________________________ collapsed and broke into smaller Khanates
 Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow takes the name “tsar” and promotes Moscow as the “3rd Rome”
 His army faced that of the Great Horde at the _______________________ in 1480 but both retreat
and Russia gains freedom from Mongol rule

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