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Roman Empire divides into 2 (West-Rome and East-Byzantium) West-Roman Catholicism Splits into Protestantism East-Byzantine Christianity (Eastern Orthodox) splits into Russian Orthodox
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How did the report on pg. 713 convince Prince Vladimir to embrace the Byzantine church?
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Present-day Ukraine Dnieper River Black Sea
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Written language (Cyrillic alphabet) Byzantine Christianity Emperor not the pope was the head of the church
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Brutal Tatars Forced Russians to pay heavy tributes (taxes) made the princes enforce Mongol rules
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an intense fear or dislike of foreign people, their customs and culture, or foreign things
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Princes began to keep tax revenue for themselves Ivan III (the Great) Reigned 1462 C.E. to 1505 C.E. Ended Mongol Rule Built a strong government based on Byzantine traditions Czar / Tsar Autocratic rule
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Grandson of Ivan III Used secret police Crushed independent nobility However, encouraged feudalism, why? Europe is ending feudalism and Russia is just beginning the practice
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Introduce western ideas Hired western engineers, shipbuilders, and other technical experts Set up schools to teach western scientific theories Introduced government reforms that encouraged efficiency St. Petersburg (window to the west) Experienced conservative resistance (cultural clash)
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