1. Byzantine Empire

2. Russia
• Kiev: center of Russian State
• Byzantine missionaries bring Christianity to Russia
• Borrow music, art, and architecture from Byzantine

3. Russians and Mongols
• Russian Orthodox Church
was moved to Moscow;
making it the spiritual
capital of Russia
• Moscow prince’s forces
defeat the Mongols
• Moscow became the
capital under Russian rule

4. Ivan the Great
• Ivan III
• Brings most of
northern Russia under
rule
• Ruled Russia as an
autocrat
• Limits the power of
nobles
• Takes title of czar

6. Ivan the Terrible
• Centralizes royal power
• Takes power from the
nobles
• Forces serfs to stay on
the land
• Kills anyone who
revolts and destroys
entire towns

8. Major Religions of Eastern Europe