​Merchants traded many goods along the sea.

people who lives in forests they established a group based communities called clans.

A clan is a group of families with a common ancestor.

​On the Nerthern Fringes of Civilization

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​ People of Russia " Caucasus" adopted Christianity as the Roman Empire.

• Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as the official religion, in 301 ​

​​Religions

A trade network spread from east to west. (204 SB)

The Silk Road: was a group of trade routes that crossed Asia and connected China to the Mediterranean sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad4_jV1S_9Y&t=34s

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The Silk Road ​

How did Russia Come Into Being?

The influence of the Rus and the Mongol

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​Around 800, Vikings came to the region from the north to trade. Later, a group of them called the Rus conquered parts of present-day European Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Starting around 1000, the Rus adopted Eastern Orthodox Christianity. They also adopted other parts of Byzantine culture.

In the 1200s, the Mongols overran the Rus. They conquered much of Asia as well. Trade between what is now Russia and Southwest Asia grew. In western Russia, the state of Muscovy, centered in Moscow, gained greatly from the trade. By the late 1300s, Muscovy threw off Mongol rule.

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How Did Russia Become a Great Power?

​In 1613, Michael Romanov became tsar or ruler of Russia. The Romanov dynasty ruled Russia for the next 300 years. Under Michael, the Russians extended their kingdom east across Siberia. In the late 1600s, Peter the Great sought to extend Russian power. He brought the ideas and technology of western Europe to Russia. He also conquered lands along the Baltic Sea. Later, Catherine the Great further expanded the kingdom to the east, south, and west.