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The Rise of Russia - If You Want To Know More...
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- 1steppeopen, treeless grassland that offered pasture for the horses of Russian nomads
- 2CyrillicCyril and Methodius adapted the Greek alphabet so they could translate the Bible into Slavic; created an alphabet which became the written script still used today in Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Bulgaria
- 3Golden HordeMongol armies led by Batu into Russia, overran Russian towns and ruled for over 150 year; opened up new trade in the east, but cut off contact with Western Europe
- 4Ivan the Greatrecovered northern Russia and territory in Lithuania; built the framework for absolute rule; adopted Byzantine rituals to emphasis Russia's role as the heir to Byzantine power
- 5Ivan the Terrible1st Russian ruler crowned tsar; further centralized royal power; oprichniki - agents of terror who enforced his will
- 6Kievcapital of present-day Ukraine; the center of the 1st Russian state; cultural mixing of Slavs and Vikings
- 7RurikPrince of the Rus; began his rule of Novgorod in 862; often recognized as the origin of Russia
- 8Genghis Khanyoung leader who united the Mongols; Batu (his grandson) overran Russia
- 9MoscowCapital of Russian Orthodox Church; in 1380, the princes of Moscow rallied and defeated the Golden Horde
- 10tsarRussian word for Caesar; Ivan the Terrible was the first Russian ruler to be crowned tsar
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