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Early
Rus
sia
Timeli
ne Ca
rds
Subj
ect M
atte
r Exp
ert
Matth
ew M
. Dav
is, Ph
D, Un
iversi
ty of
Virgin
ia
Illus
trat
ion
and
Phot
o Cre
dits
Title
Ivan I
V Vasi
lyevic
h (Iva
n the
Terrib
le 15
30–1
584)
Tsar
of Ru
ssia f
rom 15
33, le
ading
his
army
at th
e Sieg
e of K
azan
in Au
gust 1
552,
1850
/ Univ
ersal H
istory
Arch
ive/U
IG /
Bridg
eman
Imag
es
Chap
ter 1,
Card
1 Jac
ob W
yatt
Chap
ter 1,
Card
2 Ex
terior
view
of H
aghia
Sop
hia, b
uilt 5
32–3
7 AD
/Istan
bul, T
urkey
/Bil
darch
iv Ste
ffens
/Brid
gema
n Ima
ges
Chap
ter 1,
Card
4 Th
e Co
nvers
ion o
f Olga
(d.96
9) fr
om th
e Ma
drid
Skyli
tzes (
vellu
m),
Byza
ntine
Scho
ol, (1
2th ce
ntury)
/ Bibl
iotec
a Nac
ional,
Mad
rid, S
pain
/ Bri
dgem
an Im
ages
ISBN: 978-1-68380-156-6
Chap
ter 1,
Card
5 Th
e Ch
risten
ing o
f Gran
d Du
ke V
ladim
ir (c.
956–
1015
), 18
85–9
6 (m
ural),
Vasn
etsov
, Vict
or Mi
khail
ovich
(18
48–1
926)
/ V
ladim
ir Ca
thedra
l, Kiev
, Ukra
ine / B
ridge
man I
mage
s
Chap
ter 2,
Card
1 Ru
ssia:
Sacki
ng o
f Suz
dal b
y Ba
tu Kh
an in
Febru
ary, 1
238.
Mong
ol Inv
asion
of R
ussia
. A m
iniatu
re fro
m the
16th
centu
ry ch
ronicl
e of
Suzd
al / P
icture
s from
Histo
ry / B
ridge
man I
mage
s
Chap
ter 2,
Card
2 Po
rtrait
of M
arco P
olo (1
254–
1324
), by D
olfino
/ Bib
liotec
a Naz
ionale
, Tu
rin, It
aly / B
ridge
man I
mage
s
Chap
ter 2,
Card
3 Ba
ttle b
etwee
n the
Rus
sian
and T
atar t
roops
in 1
380,
1640
s (oil
on
canv
as), R
ussia
n Sc
hool,
(17th
centu
ry) /
Art M
useu
m of
Yaros
lavl,
Russi
a / Br
idgem
an Im
ages
Chap
ter 3
Tsar I
van
III (1
440–
1505
) Tea
ring
the D
eed
of Tat
ar Kh
an, 1
862
(oil
on c
anva
s), S
husto
v, Nik
olai S
emen
ovich
(c.18
38–6
9) /
Sum
y Ar
t Mu
seum,
Sumy
, Ukra
ine / B
ridge
man I
mage
s
Chap
ter 4
Ivan
IV Va
silyev
ich (I
van
the Te
rrible
1530
–158
4) Ts
ar of
Russi
a from
15
33, le
ading
his a
rmy a
t the
Sieg
e of K
azan
in A
ugus
t 155
2, 18
50 /
Unive
rsal H
istory
Arch
ive/U
IG / B
ridge
man I
mage
s
Chap
ter 5
The W
inter
Palac
e as s
een f
rom Pa
lace P
assag
e, St.
Peter
sburg
, c.18
40
(colou
r litho
), Pe
rrot, F
erdina
nd Vi
ctor (
1808
–41)
/ Pu
shkin
Mus
eum,
Mo
scow,
Russi
a / Br
idgem
an Im
ages
Chap
ter 6
Portr
ait of
Princ
ess Ye
kater
ina R.
Voron
tsova
-Dash
kova
(oil o
n can
vas),
Ru
ssian
Scho
ol, (1
8th ce
ntury)
/ Rus
sian S
tate A
rchive
of Li
teratu
re an
d Ar
t, Mos
cow
/ Brid
gema
n Ima
ges
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EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
Big Question: How did Russia become a Christian country?
In 476 CE, the fall of Rome completed a long decline for the Western Roman Empire.
EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
Big Question: How did Russia become a Christian country?
In 565 CE, the Eastern Roman Empire—also known as the Byzantine Empire—was on the rise.
EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 1: Russia’s Beginnings
Big Question: How did Russia become a Christian country?
The Slavs were among the earliest people to settle in Russia.
Russia
The Steppe ChinaMongolia
Scandinavia
ASIAS I B E R I A
PACIFICOCEAN
ARCTIC OCEAN
Ob River
Lena River
Kolyma River
BlackSea
Ural
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ntain
s
CaucasusMountains
N
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EW 0 1,000 miles
0°E
20°E St. Petersburg
40°E
60°E 80°E 100°E 120°E 140°E
40°N
160°E
180°E
Casp
ian Sea
EUROPE
Volga River
Moscow
Odessa
KievDnieper
River
EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 1: Russia’s BeginningsIn 954 CE, Princess Olga of Kiev traveled to Constantinople, where she learned about Orthodox Christianity.
Big Question: How did Russia become a Christian country?
EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 1: Russia’s Beginnings After converting to Orthodox Christianity in 988 CE, Prince Vladimir forced all the people of Kiev to convert, too.
Big Question: How did Russia become a Christian country?
EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 1: Russia’s Beginnings In 1054 CE, the Christian Church split into Western Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Constantinople
Rome
Eastern Church
Western Church
Central city
English Channel
Mediterranean Sea
Atl
anti
c O
cean
Eastern ChurchGreek-speaking
Orthodox
Western ChurchLatin-speaking
Catholic
Key
Big Question: How did Russia become a Christian country?
EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 2: The Mongols InvadeThe Mongols attacked Kiev and other Russian cities, and then left the Tatars in charge of the conquered lands.
Big Question: What are some key features of Russian geography, and how have these features influenced the nation’s history?
EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 2: The Mongols InvadeBetween 1271 and 1295, Venetian Marco Polo traveled throughout Asia, exploring the Mongol Empire.
EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 2: The Mongols Invade
Big Question: What are some key features of Russian geography, and how have these features influenced the nation’s history?
The city-state of Muscovy became increasingly powerful under strong rulers, such as Ivan I (“Ivan the Moneybag”).
EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 3: Ivan the Great
Big Question: How did Ivan III gain more control over those he ruled?
Ivan III, also known as Ivan the Great, ruled with absolute power and declared himself czar.
EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 4: Ivan the Terrible
Big Question: Why was Ivan IV called “Ivan the Terrible”?
Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, expanded Russia’s borders.
EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 5: Peter the Great
Big Question: What did Peter the Great hope to do for Russia?
Peter the Great modernized and Westernized Russia. He hired European architects to design and build the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
EARLY RUSSIA
CHAPTER 6: Catherine the Great
Big Question: Why did serfdom continue in Russia?
Catherine the Great was born a German princess but became one of Russia’s greatest rulers.