5 CHAPTER 8: SECTION 2: THE RISE OF RUSSIA A.
{"Image DocumentName": "CHAPTER 8: SECTION 2: THE RISE OF RUSSIA", "Image ImageDescription": "A. Geography. 1. The physical geography of this area allowed for easy migration by early people. With a flat, treeless plain (steppe) and many rivers (Vistual, Don, Neman, Dvina, Dniester, Dnieper, Volga, Ural) B. Slavs and Vikings. 1. Slavs settle in 200 A.D. - occasionally conquered by Huns, Avars, and Magyars. Vikings Invade 800s A.D. all groups of which occupied the area for a time. Trade routes. C. The Birth of Kievan Russia (following Viking Invasions) 1. Rurik - military leader of the Rus became the ruler of Novgorod and his dynasty became known as the Rus. 2. Prospered because of their location along the trade route. 3. Other principalities paid tribute to the prince in Kiev in exchange for military protection, their loyalty varied depending on the Kievan prince\u2019s power.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}