Russians And Mongols Flashcards
What does Russian culture grow out of
The blending of Slavic Byzantine and Greek tradition
Who were the Slavs
The people from the forests north of the Black Sea who began to trade with Constantinople in the 9th century
What is the geography of Russia like
Hilly grasslands to the south and dense forests flat and swampy land in the north
What are the three rivers
Dnieper
Don
Volga
Who is in charge in the west
The pope because here is no one powerful king
Who is in charge in the east
The emperor because the is no king
Where is the most arable land
North of the Black Sea
Who and why does the Byzantine emperor send to the north
Cyril and methodius to spread orthodox Christianity so they would have an in to start trading
What three groups become the Russians
Slavs Byzantines and Vikings
Who is in what class
Slavs are lower class and first to adopt orthodoxy Vikings are boyars and resist orthodoxy
Where is Oleg
Kiev
Where is rurik
Novgorod
What did Olga do
First boyar to adopt orthodoxy
Her grandson Vladimir adopts orthodoxy (the religion of the people just like Constantine) and makes everyone get baptized
Who was yaroslav the wise
He wrote the Pravda russkaia (Russian justice) which is the first law code and has evidence of the highly commercial society
But he dies and divides his land among his sons which ends up tearing the land apart and opens up the Mongols who conquer the land
What were the Mongols
Clan oriented pastoralists
Who was temujin
A clan leader that decided that since they needed stuff and were surrounded by people decides to attack cities but not decimate them so they can attack again. He becomes Genghis Khan.
What does Genghis khan do
1215 conquer China
1221 conquer Middle East
1250 divides empire into four khanates
What is a khanate
A semi autonomous subservient state
How did the Mongols rule
They relied on intimidation to get people to pay tribute and it was in people’s best interest to pay tribute because they could then stay semiautonomous
What what the pax Mongolia
The Mongolian peace from 1250-1350 where the Mongols protect the Silk Road, peaceful trade flourishes
What is China called under Mongol rule
Kublai khan
Who was Marco Polo
A trader that follows the Silk Road and writes a book about it which makes people excited to trade with China
What do the Mongols call Russia
The khanate of the Golden Horde
Who was Alexander Nevsky
The prince of Novgorod who puts down a rebellion and becomes all buddy buddy with the Mongols and gets more land to the west.
How does the city of Novgorod get founded according to myth
The Slavs invite the Viking chief rurik to be king and then he founds the city
What is the primary chronicle
A history of Russia written by monks in the early 1100s
Who moves south to trade with Constantinople
Oleg
Where was Russia’s first important unifed territory
Kiev
What was the mediator between the Russians and the Mongols
The church
What city becomes the third rome
Moscow
Who was prince Ivan I
he helped to crush a rebellion do the Mongols made him head tax collected and gave him the title of great prince. He became known as Ivan moneybags for his wealth. He convinced the leading bishop to move to Moscow which tied the princes with the church.
Who was Ivan the III
He lived when Constantinople fell to the Turks and was able to marry the emperors niece. Then he becomes czar and refuses to pay taxes which ended Mongol rule.
