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The Story of the Cyrillic Alphabet

The Story of the Cyrillic Alphabet. Alex Marinov Toastmasters Speech # 7 10/12/09. What we’ll learn today. Why was Cyrillic alphabet invented? Who invented it and when? Who is using it today and where? . The division of the Roman Empire - 395 AD. Formation of Bulgaria – 681 AD.

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The Story of the Cyrillic Alphabet

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  1. The Story of the Cyrillic Alphabet Alex Marinov Toastmasters Speech #7 10/12/09

  2. What we’ll learn today • Why was Cyrillic alphabet invented? • Who invented it and when? • Who is using it today and where?

  3. The division of the Roman Empire - 395 AD

  4. Formation of Bulgaria – 681 AD

  5. Bulgaria 893-927 AD • Large but culturally isolated from its Christian neighboring countries. Paganism • Multiple gods. • Couldn’t understand Latin/ Greek Bible.

  6. St. Cyrill and Methodius – 886 ADSt Clement  Cyrillic –to translate the Bible, convert Pagans to Christians

  7. Indi-European Languages

  8. 3 Lessons • Cyrillic was invented • To translate the Bible from Latin to Slavic language and help conversion to Christianity. • By • St Clement, a disciple of St Cyril and Methodius in 893. First introduced in Bulgaria. 250 years later adopted in Ukraine and Russia. • Currently used in • Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Belorussia and in other Slavic languages

  9. Thank you!

  10. Map of Slavic Peoples

  11. Distribution of the Cyrillic Alphabet

  12. References • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Cyrillic_alphabet • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_I_of_Bulgaria • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_Bulgaria#Reasons_for_the_Christianization • http://www.russianlocalization.com/Texts/History.htm • http://bgclub.sa.utoronto.ca/cyrillic.htm • http://ivodimitrov.com/bulgarian-students-ryerson-version1/cyrillicalphabet.htm • http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/legacy/highschool/socstud/global2_review/byzantine_empire.htm • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/17212/alphabet/53649/Cyrillic-and-Glagolitic-alphabets#ref=ref664700 • http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/First_Bulgarian_Empire_-_Establishment_and_development_of_the_Bulgarian_state/id/5049691

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