byzantium and russia Flashcards
1
Q
who started creating large states
A
russians \
with trading centers
2
Q
Kiev
A
a wealthy powerful lrussian trading center
- -on dneiper river
- -main trade rout from scandinavia to byzantium
3
Q
Prince Vladimir
A
Prince of kiev
–converted to orthodox christianity
4
Q
what happened after vladimir’s conversion
A
orthodox missions spread throughout russia
literacy, cyrillic alphabet, priests, domes
5
Q
rule of kiev
A
caesaropapist rule
6
Q
“rome 1”
A
Roman empire– germanic invaders
7
Q
“rome 2”
A
Constantinople –fallen to the turks
8
Q
“Rome 3”
A
Moscow
