The Byzantines Influence Russia
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8th - 9th Grade
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Melinda Culver
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The Byzantines Influence Russia
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Location
The map shows the location of the Byzantine Empire (in purple) and early Russia (in orange).
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Study the map. Make a note of the bodies of water you see.
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The alphabet used by the Greeks (seen here)...........
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was adapted by St. Cyril to allow a specific group of people to read a specific text.
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The Orthodox Church spread into Russia and other areas of Eastern Europe. By the year 1000, the Russian Orthodox Church had formed.
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Along with the beliefs of the Orthodox Church, the Russians also got the architecture of church buildings.
Here you see an early Russian church.
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Notice the rounded parts of the structure. This is clearly Byzantine influence.
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The beautiful Kremlin in Moscow contains buildings that show Byzantine influence. The "onion" dome of Russia originated in the Byzantine domes.
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The Russian icon shown here looks very similar to the ones we saw earlier in Byzantine art examples.
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