1. 2.1 Early History of Eurasia

5. 2.1 Settlers and Conquerors
Cimmerians- lived along the Black Sea and settled much of southern Ukraine
Slavs- built towns along rivers( Dnieper), Black Sea and in western Russia
Vikings- Varangian Russes conquered and formed the state of Kiev
Mongols under Genghis Kahn took control from 1200 AD to 1380 AD

6. 2.1 How Did They Shape the History?
Established :
Government structure
Languages
Social classes
Religions
Types of occupations
Food and dress
Art

7. 2.2 European or Asian
Asian at first because the Mongols isolated the people from western cultures
Eastern Orthodox church
Architecture
Food, dress and other aspects of culture
European under the rule of Peter the Great
Government- how they should run
Business
Manufacturing
architecture

8. 2.2 European or Asian Catherine the Great also spread western ideas
Arts- opera
Education- women should be educated
Hospitals
Vaccinations
Architecture
Religious freedom- unsucessful

9. 2.3 Defending Against Invaders
Distance and climate has aided in the defense of Russia and Eurasia
Extreme heat in the summers
Extreme cold, snow and blizzards in the winter
Huge land area to control
Difficult to supply invading armies – great distances
Scorched the earth policy

16. 2.4 Serfdom to Industrialization
Serfdom was started by Ivan the Terrible
Took land from nobles and gave to his supporters
Made peasants live and work for land owners
Few rights
Couldn’t leave without permission
Industrialization and workers
Serf system outlawed so they would have factory workers
Bad working conditions
Low pay
Worker strikes

17. 2.5 Soviet Union
The Bolsheviks led a revolt of the workers to take over industry and government( Russian Revolution)
New system was a combination of Communism and Socialism
Controlled everything in society
Owned all businesses
Controlled the distribution of goods and food
Owned all agricultural production- told what to produce
People were guaranteed jobs, food and a home