1. The Rise of Russia I. The Russian People 1. Eastern Europeans
a. “Slavs”
2. Swedish Vikings
a. “Rus”

2. II. The Byzantine Influence
1. Spread Christianity to Russia
a. Eastern Orthodox
2. Church Architecture in Kiev
3. Influenced education
a. Built schools
4. Spread ideas
a. Law and justice
b. Literature
c. Art
d. Government
e. Alphabet
-Greek and Cyrillic

3. III. Russia Under Mongol Rule
1. Mongols captured Kiev (1240 AD)
a. One city after another
b. Restricted contact with Europe
c. Forced Russians to pay high taxes
d. Strict military rule
The Mongols and the Emergence of Moscow ( )

4. IV. Rulers From Moscow * Moscow = City State
-Paid “Tribute” to Mongols
to rule themselves
1. Ivan III “the Great”
a. Refused to Pay Mongols
b. Led revolt against Mongols
c. United Moscow with other
Russian City States

5. IV. Rulers From Moscow continued…
2. Ivan IV “the Terrible”
a. Czar of Russia
-Czar
-Caesar
-Emperor
-Dictator
b. Brutal use of force to
acquire territory
c. Restricted rights of people
d. Increased power of Czar
The Man