Chapter 10Chapter 10Section 2Section 2

The Rise of The Rise of

RussiaRussia

Section ReviewSection Review• the Justinian Code preserved the Justinian Code preserved ______ _____________ _______

• Under the rule of Who? did the Byzantine Under the rule of Who? did the Byzantine Empire expanded to its largest sizeEmpire expanded to its largest size

•his wife, Theodora. Under her advice Justinian gave women the right to ____ ________

• In the East the most powerful religious In the East the most powerful religious leader was leader was thethe _________ __ _____________________ __ ____________

• The Byzantine Empire was ruled byThe Byzantine Empire was ruled by Who? Who?

The Setting and the People The Setting and the People • In the south of the large plain in Asia is a In the south of the large plain in Asia is a

grassy and mostly treeless region called the grassy and mostly treeless region called the SteppeSteppe

• {{The steppes provide The steppes provide fertile land for fertile land for agricultureagriculture}

• The Ural Mountains are considered a boundary between Europe and Asia

• Many rivers crisscross the plain and are ideal for transportation and trade because many flow into the Black Sea giving him access to the Mediterranean

Kievan RussiaKievan Russia

• {{Cities such as Novgorod and Kiev were Cities such as Novgorod and Kiev were valuable because they were located along valuable because they were located along the the Viking trade routesViking trade routes}

• {{Rurik Rurik took control of Kiev} as well as Novgorod and the Slavic tribes along the Dnieper River

• The region under their control became known as the Rus. Which is where Russia probably got its name

• Kiev became the most important city in Kiev became the most important city in Kievan Russia and it served as the capital Kievan Russia and it served as the capital for almost 300 yearsfor almost 300 years

RurikRurik

Government in Kievan Government in Kievan RussiaRussia• {Many areas were led by princes who {Many areas were led by princes who

governed with the advise of councils made governed with the advise of councils made up of nobles called up of nobles called BoyarsBoyars}}

• When the prince requested it he would call When the prince requested it he would call a a {{veche, veche, or town meeting, to discuss important matters that affected the whole community}

• Yaroslav I “Yaroslav the Wise” ruled from Yaroslav I “Yaroslav the Wise” ruled from A.D. 1019 to A.D. 1054. A.D. 1019 to A.D. 1054.

• He introduced Russia’s first law code, the He introduced Russia’s first law code, the Pravda Russkia Pravda Russkia

• {{The Pravda Russkia The Pravda Russkia system of punishment can be described as a mix of fines and vengeance.}

Yaroslav the WiseYaroslav the Wise

Religion in Kievan RussiaReligion in Kievan Russia

• With ulterior motives, Vladimir I With ulterior motives, Vladimir I converted to Christianity converted to Christianity {and {and orderedordered Kievans to become Christians}

• {despite the Kievan Russian conversion {despite the Kievan Russian conversion to Christianity many still worshiped the to Christianity many still worshiped the spirits of their ancestors or gods of spirits of their ancestors or gods of nature but they were inspired by the art nature but they were inspired by the art and writing}and writing}

Vladimir IVladimir I

The Economy of Kievan The Economy of Kievan RussiaRussia• North of the steppe lies another North of the steppe lies another

{agricultural region called the {agricultural region called the TaigaTaiga}

•{The taiga had long cold winters making the growing season short}

•{Kievan Russia traded their goods with the Byzantine} they also supplied them with slaves

•Trade helped Kievan Russia become a strong, wealthy power.

The Southern TaigaThe Southern Taiga

Section ReviewSection Review• What did The steppes provide?What did The steppes provide?

• Why were cities such as Novgorod and Kiev Why were cities such as Novgorod and Kiev were valuable? (were valuable? (because they were located along…because they were located along…))

• The Pravda Russkia The Pravda Russkia system of punishment can be described as a mix of _____ ___ ________

• The Nobles were called _______The Nobles were called _______

• veche, veche, or ____ _____, to discuss important matters that affected the whole community

• Who ordered theordered the Kievans to become Christians?

• Kievan Russia traded their goods with the Byzantine true or false?