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Early Russian History

Early Russian History. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. Themes in Russian History. Expansion by conquest. Need for warm-water ports. The necessity of a strong, central government. Early Russia. Early Byzantine Influences: Orthodox Christianity.

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Early Russian History

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  1. Early Russian History Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

  2. Themes in Russian History • Expansion by conquest. • Need for warm-water ports. • The necessity of a strong, central government.

  3. Early Russia

  4. Early Byzantine Influences:Orthodox Christianity Expansion of Byzantine northward was trough conversion of Kiev to Orthodox Christianity

  5. Early Byzantine Influences:Orthodox Christianity Religious artifacts included churches, icons, and liturgical music as expressed in Byzantine culture

  6. Russia adopted the concept of divinely inspired monarchy with close relations to state-controlled church Were unable to adopt the Byzantine trained bureaucracy however Influenced by Byzantine Politics

  7. Early Byzantine Influences:Cyrillic Alphabet Byzantine missionaries, Cyril and Methodius sent to convert eastern Europe and the Balkans created the script

  8. Russian Boyars Land holding aristocrats who possessed less political power than their western European counterparts

  9. Russian Expansion

  10. Alexander Nevsky: 1220-1263 Battle on the Ice(Neva River) Against the Swedes TeutonicKnight

  11. The Mongols Invade Russia Tartars conquered Russian cities during the 13th century and left Russian church and aristocracy intact, as long as tribute was paid

  12. Russians reemerged after Mongol control ended in the 15th century and claimed to be the successors of the Roman and Byzantine states Moscow was considered to be the “Third Rome” “Third Rome”

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