20 Russia The Kievan Rus And The Mongol Essay

Crash Course World History Video Notes
Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols

1. Most historians now believe that the settlers of Kiev were ____________ people who migrated from around the ____________ ______.
2. But there’s an older theory that the settlers of Kiev were actually
_________ who came down to Kiev from rivers like Dnieper and founded outposts.
3. ______________ was hugely important to Kiev. Almost all of their __________ ended with trade concession treaties, and their _____ ______ were unusually devoted to the subject of commerce.
4. The Rus traded ______ ____________ like fur, wax, and also slaves—which may be an explanation that word __________ derives from the Latin word for slave.
5. They also relied on agriculture—and your relationships to the land determined both your ________ ________ and your _____ _______________.
6. The ruler of Kiev was called the ____________ _________________, and he became the model for future Russian Kings. Also, the early grand princes made a fateful decision: They became Byzantine Christians.
7. According to legend, Prince Vladimir chose to convert the Rus to Byzantine Christianity in the 11th century over Islam because of Islam’s prohibition on __________________.
8. The Kievan Rus eventually fell in 1240 when the _____________________ showed up and replaced them.
9. The Mongols did set up the Khanate of the ______________ __________ in Russia, but it didn’t leave much lasting impact on the institutions of the region, which had already been set up by the Kievans.
10. The Mongols were comparatively _____________ ________________: they were happy to live in their ________ and collect ___________________ from the ever-bickering Russian princes.
11. Perhaps most importantly, Mongol rule cut the Russians off from the ___________________ and further isolated them from _______________ .
12. But the Mongols did help propel _____________ to prominence and in doing so, created the idea that this was Russia.
13. The Muscovite princes won—that is to say purchased—the right to ____________ ___________ on behalf of the Khan from other princes.
14. One prince who was particularly good at this was known as Ivan Kalita which translates roughly as “_______________ ______________.”

15. Plus Moscow was at the headwaters of four rivers which made it well-positioned for _________________. And because they were kind of the allies of the Mongols- the Mongols rarely attacked them-which meant that lots of people went to Moscow because it was relatively safe.
16. In fact, Moscow also became the seat of the _________________ ________________ ______________ in 1325.
17. After Basil the Blind, came the real man

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