1. The Russian Empire – Guided Reading 11.2
2. Vladimir and his son Yaroslav
Expanded the state west to Poland and north to the Baltic
Built library and churches
Married daughters off to princes of kings in the west to form alliances
4. Mongols and the Russian People
Tolerated all religions
Allowed Russians to follow usual customs
Demanded obedience
6. Independent Russia
Czar Ivan II refused to pay tribute to the Mongols as a result the Russian and Mongol armies had a bloodless standoff
1. Kiev linked to Byzantium
Trade
Religion
3. Kiev’s Decline
“Yaroslav the Wise” (Ruler of Kievan Russia) divided territory amongst his son causing fighting
The Crusades disrupted trade and the Mongols attacked demolishing Kiev
5. Effects of the Mongol Rule on Russia
Isolated Russia more from Western Europe (Khanate of the Golden Horde – Mongolian Empire)
Encouraged rise of Moscow as center of power
Encouraged control from the Byzantine Church

2. The Mongol Empire
1. Kublai Khan (Grandson of Genghis Khan – a brilliant military strategist and organizer)
b. Marco Polo
United China for the 1st time in 300yrs – was NOT nomadic
b. Served Kublai Khan for 17 yrs
2. Mongols gain control of China
b. Kublai Khan Rules
1279 – Largest unified land empire in history b
3. Kublai Khan builds palaces
b. Kublai Khan moves the capital
Shangdu and modern-day Beijing
From Mongolia to China
4. Mongol and Chinese relationships
b. Foreign Trade
Kept their Mongol identity; tolerated Chinese officials and culture
b. Caravan routes across Asia were safe, mail routes to link China to India and Persia. Improved trade
5. The Mongols give most high government posts to foreigners
b. Mongols do not conquer Japan
c. Yuan Dynasty
Believed they were more trustworthy
b. Storms destroy invading fleets
c. United China, expanded trade, kept local culture
6. The fall of the Yuan Dynasty
Famine, floods, disease, corruption, power struggles, rebellions of Chinese

3. On Your Own…Create a Vocabulary Flip Chart
Define Terms on the bottom of 11.2 Guided Reading
Slavs
Vladimir
Alexander Nevsky
Czar Ivan III
Kamikaze (part B 12.3 Guided Reading)