Topic1-L


 * __​Topic#1__:__The History of Russia__** (p. 422-425)


 * L** (What did you learn? Take notes as you read; answer your questions):
 * Russians are descendants from Slavs.
 * Russia was ruled by czars.
 * the Mongols destroyed the Keivan Rus.
 * Serfs were freed in 1861.
 * Serfs were farmers who were bought and sold with the land.
 * U.S.S.R. was formed in 1922.
 * Old capital was in St. Petersburg.
 * Vladivostok joined Russia to make the U.S.S.R.
 * Russia went through a war that they were not prepared for.
 * the dramatic changes were industrialization and growth
 * the mongols came in 1200s
 * czars took over Russians
 * czars- emperors who had complete control over government
 * St. Petersburg built in early 1700s
 * accepted eastern orthodox Christianity
 * industrialize - change economy
 * making goods for people to buy
 * Vladivostok was linked together by the TSRR
 * Kievan Rus--> Mongols
 * Moscovy which is now Moscow
 * Serfs are farm laborers that could be bought and sold with the land
 * Czars have control over the government and they controlled the citizens
 * Russians were descendants of Slavs/Kievan Rus
 * They were involved in the army.
 * Industrialization is to change its economy and to rely on manufacturing.
 * St. Petersburg was built in the early 1700s.
 * descended from early groups of Slavs
 * czars had control over government
 * the Kievan Rus excepted eastern orthodox Christianity
 * mongols took over Kiev and its surrounding lands
 * the mongols ruled for 200 years
 * Moscovy slowly developed into the country Russia