1. You have 5 minutes to prepare….
Questions for 10.5
You have 5 minutes to prepare….

2. Question 1 – Slavs+
1. How did Slavic influence emerge and grow in Eastern Europe? [trade, Rurik, Kiev, Bulgars, regional kingdoms]

3. Question 2 - Trade
How did the new trade patterns drive the historical evolution of eastern Europe? [ Rurik, Dnieper , Scandinavia, Constantinople , monarchy, Rus, Vladimir I, Russian Orthodox, Yaroslav, vendattas ]

4. Question #3 Russia - Christianity
You need to read the “Russia Turns to Christianity” – and do the questions that follow the original source material.

5. Question #4 – Kiev – alike but different
What were some the things borrowed from Byzantium by Kiev? What evolved form Kiev’s own traditions and situations? [ Christianity, power of God, Churches, almsgiving, chronicles, wrath of God, boyars, peasants, Yaroslav the Wise, marriages, ]

6. Question5 : Kievan Decline:
Why did Kiev decline? Impact on Eastern Europe? [Tartars, trade, tribute, day to day affairs, third Rome, disadvantage ]

7. Self-Check Mass conversions at sword point
Founded by Scandinavians/1st kingdom of future Russia.
Fervently held devotional belief..
Used to connect Russia with Europe
Key tribal group of EE
Sign of centralized governance
Less powerful nobles (as compared to Western Europe)
Divine retribution
The mantle of True Christianity has fallen to Moscow/Russia.
Mongol/Turkish overlords
Why Russia largely unchanged domestically by Mongol domination.
Slavic
vendettas
marriages
Kiev
Wrath of God
power of God
Vladimir I
Yaroslav
boyars
Third Rome
Tartars
Tribute

8. State-building?
How does this section connect to “state-building” theme of this chapter? [at least 3 points, briefly explained]