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Pgs. 713-715: Early Traditions. Roman Empire divides into 2 (West-Rome and East-Byzantium) West-Roman Catholicism Splits into Protestantism East-Byzantine Christianity (Eastern Orthodox) splits into Russian Orthodox. Read the quotation on pg. 713.
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Pgs. 713-715: Early Traditions • Roman Empire divides into 2 (West-Rome and East-Byzantium) • West-Roman Catholicism Splits into Protestantism • East-Byzantine Christianity (Eastern Orthodox) splits into Russian Orthodox
Read the quotation on pg. 713 • How did the report on pg. 713 convince Prince Vladimir to embrace the Byzantine church?
Why Kiev • Present-day Ukraine • Dnieper River • Black Sea
Byzantine influences • Written language (Cyrillic alphabet) • Byzantine Christianity • Emperor not the pope was the head of the church
Mongol Rule • Brutal • Tatars • Forced Russians to pay heavy tributes (taxes) made the princes enforce Mongol rules
Define XenophobiaTier 3 Word • an intense fear or dislike of foreign people, their customs and culture, or foreign things
Moscow and key rulers • Princes began to keep tax revenue for themselves • Ivan III (the Great) • Reigned 1462 C.E. to 1505 C.E. • Ended Mongol Rule • Built a strong government based on Byzantine traditions • Czar / Tsar • Autocratic rule
Ivan IV (the Terrible) • Grandson of Ivan III • Used secret police • Crushed independent nobility • However, encouraged feudalism, why? • Europe is ending feudalism and Russia is just beginning the practice
Peter 1 (the Great) • Introduce western ideas • Hired western engineers, shipbuilders, and other technical experts • Set up schools to teach western scientific theories • Introduced government reforms that encouraged efficiency • St. Petersburg (window to the west) • Experienced conservative resistance (cultural clash)