Walsingham Academy Mrs. McArthur Room 111 History of the Ancient and Medieval World The Shaping of Eastern Europe Walsingham Academy Mrs. McArthur Room 111
Just don’t let it happen to you! Mrs. McArthur’s history student Term 4 Eeuwww, This could get ugly!
The Shaping of Eastern Europe 862-1600 CE World of Kievan-Rus Vikings + Slavs = Russians (Varangians) Contacts with Byzantine Empire Challenges to Survival Mongols Teutonic Knights’ Crusade (1242) Black Death Fall of Constantinople (1453) The Rise of Moscow and the “Ivans” Eastern Europe – A Crossroads
Kievan Rus: 862-1054 C.E. *Kievan Rus Create a web of Influence to explain the development of Kievan Rus. *Kievan Rus *Not a good example of feudal state.
The Incredible Shrinking Empire (The Fall of Constantinople) Centuries of warfare: 1204, 4th Crusaders sack city, slavs attack from North, Mongols attack from North and East. Seljik Turks destroy access to food supplies of Asia Minor Internal problems: court intrigues, struggles over succession, powerful lords gained control over outlying areas. Competition from other successful traders: Italian City States. Economic viability reduced. Loss of a critical mass: got too small given that neighbors were hostile. Fell behind in technology. 1453 Ottoman Turks Capture city Complete Graphic Organizer
Legacy of Byzantine Empire Russia Western Europe Eastern and Western Europe Preserved and Built on the intellectual heritage of Hellenistic world – blend of Christian religious belief with Greek/Persian/Egyptian/Indian philosophy, science, history, literature. Extended Roman achievements especially in engineering and law. Influenced European artistic and architectural styles especially to give viewers a sense of a personal contact with the sacred and to evoke the sense of a presence of God. Eastern Europe-Russia Religious Orientation of Orthodox Christianity – Russia believes it is Byzantium’s heir. Legacy of Style of Rule: Autocracy fused with religious leadership. Orthodox Christianity
(Ivan the Awe-Inspiring) Ivan Grozny (Ivan the Awe-Inspiring)
Absolute Rule in Russia Mongols 1462-1505 Ivan the Great 1547-1584 Ivan the Terrrible 1. 2. 3. 4. Organizing Your Writing Skill Worksheet Causes for Mongol Rule Trading cities decline with decline of Byzantine prosperity Effects of Mongol Rule Heavy taxes (tribute) Peace reigns from China to Eastern Europe Russian merchants benefit from new Mongol-controlled trade routes Strong central government Summary:
Thesis statement on Mongol Rule org. New terms & 2 Checkpoint Questions Note Taking Study Guide Timeline Absolute Rule in Russia (organizer x 3) Map Review In-Class Activity
Color Serbia yellow Color Poland green Color Lithuania green polka dot Color Hungary purple Identify with a black dot and number in red the cities (1) Constantinople (2) Kiev (3) Novgorod (4) Moscow Trace in heavy black these rivers: Rhine, Danube, Vistula, Dnieper, Volga
In-Class Activity (for Assignment 3) Viewpoints on Sophia Terms and Checkpoint Questions (board) Diversity of Eastern Europe (board) 3 Early Kingdoms Develop: Poland, Hungary, Serbia In-Class Activity (for Assignment 3)
Religions of Eastern Europe:
Eastern Europe c. 1500
Historic Jewish Settlement Patterns of Eastern Europe Jewish Migrations Terms Diaspora Yiddish The Pale Historic Jewish Settlement Patterns of Eastern Europe
Assignment 1 due Tues. 3/13 Read text pages 289-291(top) Identify: 3 blue-bold terms as well as: Varangian, Rus, Rurik, Princess Olga of Kiev, Vladimir and Yaroslav the Wise, Answer 2 checkpoint questions. Complete organizer on following slide. Plot (using your Byzantine Empire Map to help you plot the rivers): Baltic Sea, Dniester, Bug, Dnieper, Don and Volga Rivers as well as cities: Kiev, Pskov, Novogrod, Suzdal and Vladimir.
Assignment 2 Read text, pp 291-293 and answer 2 Checkpoint questions. Complete Chapter 9, Section 2 Note Taking timeline. Auto-test (Follow link) Eastern Europe Test: Friday, 3/23
Assignment 3 Read text, pp 287-288 and answer 2 Checkpoint questions. Read Chapter 9, Section 1 Summary. Auto-test (Follow link.) Eastern Europe Test: Friday, 3/23
Assignment 4 Watch trailer for Mongol Good Masters! Sweet Ladies II …to this day there has been no man, Christian or Pagan, Tartar or Indian, or of any race whatsoever, who has known or explored so many of the various parts of the world and of its great wonders as …Marco Polo. —From the Prologue to The Travels of Marco Polo Click on image for map
Assignment 5 Read text, pp 294-297 Identify 4 terms and answer 3 Checkpoint questions.
Assignment 1: due 3/20 Map Skills, pp 292 Complete personal map, per instructions Eastern Europe Test: Friday, 3/23
Assignment 2 Complete Map of Eastern Europe. Study Infographic, Jewish Expulsions, pp 295 and answer questions. Complete Auto-Test.
Assignment 3-4: Review Test Date: Fri. 3/23 Read Quick Study Guide (including timeline), pp 298-299 Do you have your organizers completed? Do you have your maps completed? Quiz on Chapter 9: (16 pts) 8 matching/multiple choice 1 short essay
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