Byzantine Empire

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

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

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

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

Major Religions of Eastern Europe