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January 19, 2007
Friday, January 19th: Kievan Rus
The Beginning
A couple of days ago, we discussed the “end” of Russian history. Today we will turn to the beginning of Russian history. Just as we did with the colonization of Africa, we will use a set of images to draw conclusions about Kievan Rus, the first “incarnation” of Russia. You will get into a group of two and use a series of images to draw at least 15 conclusions about Kievan Rus. Just as with the colonization activity, you need to make sure that you aren’t just making observations about the pictures. You need to use your observations to draw more general conclusions about Kievan Rus. You will have 15 minutes to draw at least 15 conclusions.
Notes
Download this note guide so that you can organize your thoughts. You may also want to look at the following links. All of them will be used during the lecture.
Map of Kievan Rus
Church of the Transfiguration
Homework
Your Russia cities quiz is on Monday. Don’t forget to study.
Read the short reading about the Mongols for Monday. You will have a short reading comprehension quiz on this reading on Monday. You will be able to use the reading on the quiz.
Posted by kmurr at January 19, 2007 9:30 AM