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Rurik’s putative son, he was the first of the

Rurikov princes (Rumor has it he often

complained, “Oh, my leg hurts!”)

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Oleg

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When this Rurikov prince refused to pledge allegiance in 1237, Batu Khan

said, “Boy, YOU’RE in trouble now” and commenced the Mongol invasion

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Prince Yuri II

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Upon his death in 1425, his son was given the title of Archduke, and his

Lithuanian wife Sofia was granted power as regent. Although his reign was

BLESSED, his brother Yuri and nephews fought over the throne for 20 years in the longest civil conflict in Russian

history.

In 1448 his son and namesake prevailed.

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Vasili I

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Prince of Novgorod who was loyal to the

Mongols and who staved off military challenges to their

authority from Norway, Sweden,

Germany, and Lithuania.

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You KHAN count on me! I’ll NEVER let ‘em have

Novgorod!

Alexander Nevsky

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He earned many a rublel painting icons; under him,

icon painting evolved into the dominant form of Russian art

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Andrei Rublev, one of the most famous

iconographic artists

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It became the religious capital of Russia in 1326, when the seat of the Orthodox METROPOLITAN

was moved there.

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Moscow

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Northern city spared by Batu Khan largely due to

1.Onset of spring

2.Their very quick surrender

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AppolinaryVasnetso

v.

Russian town to which Ivan IV (“the Terrible”)

withdrew his family and the Russian treasury when

he formally abdicated power

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ALEXANDROV

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Although Ivan’s campaign against the Kazans was successful, his simultaneous campaign against this area took 25 years and was not ultimately successful because they got help

from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, and Lithuania. Today, it’s known as Estonia and

Latvia.

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Livonia

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Arrange in chronological order:

AVARS

CIMMERIANS

GOTHS

HUNS

KHAZARS

SARMATIANS

SCYTHIANS

VARANGIANS Show Answer

CIMMERIANS

SCYTHIANS

SARMATIANS

GOTHS

HUNS

AVARS

KHAZARS

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System in which the seventh son isn’t lucky at all because

the first-born inherits all property and titles

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primogeniture

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The practice of granting royal title, land, offices, and other

inheritances to younger male children in a family related to

the grand prince; alternative to primogeniture

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APPANAGE

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Russian term for appanages

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UDEL

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JEOPARDY: A people from the steppe region (SE) who really

put the Kievan Rus “in a pinch” during the Middle

Period

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The slav credited with eliminating this

threat

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The PECHENEGS

JAROSLAV

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I’m a real Russian “WISE”

guy!

The Russian term for the transition period between

Rurikov and Romanov dynasties. It was marked

by famine, invasion (Poles, Swedes, Lithuanians), and pretenders to the throne…

We call it the Time of Troubles (1602-13)

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smutna

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He professionalized the army giving it a standard, hierarchical

organization based on rank, merit, and service; modernized it and

added musketeers

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Ivan IV

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My military reforms were

really AWESOME!

Viki Vasnetsov

1. It was at the crossroads of key trade routes

2. 2. Its princes exemplified deft political acumen

3. It was able to get along with Mongols and yet expand

4. It began moving toward primogeniture

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Reasons for the rise of Moscow

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1. Researchers have found no evidence of a group of

Scandinavians known as the Rus

2. The only accounts of the Rus come from Byzantium and the orient,

suggesting Asian origin

3. The Russian Primary Chronical was written 200 years after the fact

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Resons to doubt the standard account of

the founding of Russia

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JEOPARDY: explain what this group of words is and why it’s

significant

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: give specifics for at least 4

Yarlyk, bazaar, denga or dengi, kazna, doroga

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Example of Mongols limited cultural influence;

Translations:

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ID the big difference in Roman Catholicism and Ortodoxy, which resulted in a key cultural impact

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ROMAN SERVICE: in LATIN

ORTHODOX SERVICE: in SLAVIC DIALECTS

Helped solidify written language for Russia

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Its earliest form appeared in Kievan Rus as a contractual obligation in

which peasants got a loan of money, grain or equipment in

exchange for a period of 1-10 years service and dues but this feudal pratice evolved gradually into an

institution by extenuation of terms through wars and natural disasters

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serfdom

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author of the first Russian legal code

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Jaroslav the Wise

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Significance of the year 988

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Viki Vasnetsov

When Vladimir introduced Orthodox

Christianity

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Son of Novogorodian Prince Alexander Nevsky; Moscow was destroyed by the Mongols in 1237, but it was rebuilt and it rebounded significantly under this prince’s leadership, who was apparently a bit of a lion tamer!

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Daniel

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Who? What? By whom?

The Invitation of the Varangians by VIKTOR

VASNETSOV, showing the arrival of Rurik, Sineus,

and Truvor, in the lands of the Ilmen slavs

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Where the boyar, I.P. Fyodorov is sitting and what he’s waiting

for in N.V. Nevrev’s painting

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1. On the throne of Tsar Ivan IV

2. Knifing by the Oprichniki

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