powerpoint byzantine empire
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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