kievan rus. east & central europe poles, czechs, hungarians were all converted to christianity...
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East & Central Europe
• Poles, Czechs, Hungarians were all converted to Christianity by German Monks
• Eastern Slavic people were converted to Orthodox Christianity by two Byzantine missionary brothers; Cyril & Methodius
• Croats, Serbs, & Bulgarians were converted to Eastern Orthodoxy
Early Byzantine Influences:Early Byzantine Influences:Cyrillic AlphabetCyrillic Alphabet
Byzantine missionaries, Cyril and Methodius sent to convert eastern Europe and the Balkans created the script
Kievan Rus
• Oleg, Viking leader, settled in Kiev at the beginning of 10th century & created principality of Kiev
• Oleg successors expanded Kiev until it reached territory between Baltic & Black Seas, & Danube & Volga rivers
• Vikings married Slavic wives & gradually assimilated into the Slavic population
Rulers of the Kievan Rus Vladimir I (980)
(980) Vladimir I – Extremely war-like ruler of Kiev. Invited missionaries from Judaism, Islam and Christianity to offer reasons for conversion.Married the Byzantine emperor’s sister.Brought Christianity and Greco-Roman civilization to Russia.
Early Byzantine Influences:Early Byzantine Influences:Orthodox ChristianityOrthodox Christianity
Expansion of Byzantine culture northward was through conversion of Kiev to Orthodox Christianity
Influenced by Byzantine Politics
• Russia adopted the concept of divinely inspired monarchy with close relations to state-controlled church
• Were unable to adopt the Byzantine trained bureaucracy however