Lec 3: The Mongol Yoke Flashcards
When did the mongol invasion of rus begin, how long did it last?
1237, the country was conquered in 5 years
who is batu khan?
Chingis Khan’s grandson. He was ordered to conquer the territory of kievan Rus. His territory was known as the “golden horde”
why was rus invaded with ease?
Principalities mounted no common defense
What did Aleksandar Nevskii and Mikhail of Chernigov do differently?
Nevskii agreed to pay tribute so that his principality, Novgorod, would not get sacked. Mikhail, on the other hand, refuses to pay tribute and is killed by the mongols.
Where did the princes travel to go get patent
Sarai and/or Karakoram
how did Vladimir, and not kiev, become the most important principality?
Iaroslav of vladimir was the first prince to receive the khan’s patent
