SS10.8.10

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 8

SS10.8.10
Trace the development of the early Russian state and the expansion of its trade systems.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

The factors that led to the development of the early Russian state.
The importance of specific regions and cities on Russia's growth and economic development reasons for Russia's conversion to Orthodox Christianity.
Changes in Russian politics, including the rise of czars.
The economic, political, and social impacts of the movement of groups in Central Asia.
The effects of the Mongol conquest on early Russia.

Skills

Students are able to:

Analyze textual evidence of primary and secondary sources.
Locate places on a map.
Identify the effects of religious beliefs and practices on societies.
Identify the cause and effect of political, social, and economic changes on a society.

Understanding

Students understand that:

There were important social and political developments of the early Russian state and this expanded its trading system.

Vocabulary

Kievan Rus
Muscovy
conversion
czars
Mongols
conquest

COS Examples

Examples: rise of Kiev and Muscovy, conversion to Orthodox Christianity, movement of peoples of Central Asia, Mongol conquest, rise of czars

Aligned Learning Resources

Russia, Kievan Rus, and the Mongols/Crash Course World History

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