By: Levi, Samantha, and Fabiola

 Serbia  Bosnia  Herzesouina,Croatia  Republic of Macedonia  Albania

 12 th Century- Principality of Zeta  Queen Jelena  Ottoman Empire  14 th Century- House of Balsic/Crnojevic  18 th and 19 th Century- House of Petrovic  During the Ottoman rule over the Balkans, the Montenegrins were given their independence from the Ottoman Empire.

 The medieval principalities of Zeta and Doclea under local rulers have paved the path for what is modern Montenegro.  Under Ottoman rule a theocracy was formed. *Theocracy is a form of government in which a god is recognized as the ruler*  Under the Crnojevic rule, the Montenegrin Church reached it’s peak.  The rule of the House of Petrovic unified the Montenegrins and established strong ties with Russia and Serbia.  The Montenegrins maintained their independence from the Ottoman Empire.

 Balkan War  World War I –Allies  Christmas Rebellion  The Christmas Rebellion refers to the uprising of Montenegrin guerrilla fighters aimed against the planned annexation by Serbia, and occupation by the Serbian armed forces.

 Eastern Orthodox  Christianity  Pre-Christian Practices  Some Muslim and Catholic

 Majority are farmers  They produce olives, figs, and grapes  They herd sheep, goats, and cattle

 Slavs traveled from the Bay of Kotor to the river of Bojana during the first half of the 7 th century to form the Principality of Doclea  A tradition of newly weds is to plant an olive tree as a symbol of marriage.  After the Montenegrins had moved to Adriatic, Dr. Rotkovic came about to find 800 toponyms in Montenegro. * Toponymy is the scientific study of place names, their origins, and their meanings.*