1. 2. The Oldest population in the territory of Ukraine and its culture

12.  The Polianians were the largest and most developed  their prince Kyi founded the city of Kyiv in the 6th century  the first Varangian rulers of Rus’ were Askol and Dyr  In 882 they were killed by Prince Oleh  Oleh laid the foundation for the powerful state of Kievan Rus  Oleg was supreme ruler of the Rus from 882 to 912

13.  Oleh’s son Prince Ihor followed him  after Igor's death, his wife Olha ruled Kievan Rus as regent for their son, Svyatoslav  she was the first Rus ruler to convert to Christianity, either in 945 or in 957.  the reign of Sviatoslav I Ihorovych (962–72) was marked by warfare.  in 980, Prince Volodymyr unified the country he adopted Christianity in 988 he converted the population into Christianity in history he is known as Volodymyr the Great or Saint Volodymyr

16.  Yaroslav the Great : promoted family ties with other kingdoms built many churches improved Kyiv's fortifications introduced laws and established courts was a patron of book culture and learning sponsored the construction of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in 1037

20.  after death of Monomakh in 1125 Ukraine remained fragmented into the numerous principalities  Kyiv lost it's power and influence  the invasion of the Mongols in 1236–40 finally destroyed the state

25.  Danylo was succeeded by his son Lev moved the capital to Lviv in 1272 maintained the strength of Galicia–Volhynia worked closely with the Mongols  Yuriy I lost Lublin to the Poles and Transcarpathia to the Hungarians  Yuriy’s sons died together in 1323  the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania divided up Galicia-Volhynia between them

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