Kievan Rus and the culture of Europe
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Make a table of the reigns of the princes of Kievan Rus.
Oleg about 882–912; Igor 912–945; Sviatoslav 964–972; Vladimir 980–1015; Yaroslav 1019–1054; Monomakh 1113–1125.
2
Why was the creation of Slavic writing important for culture? Write 3 sentences.
Books could be read in the people’s own language, chronicles and laws were written, and education and literature developed.
3
Why is Hagia Sophia famous? Write two features.
A huge dome ringed by forty windows and mosaics on its walls.
4
Write one similarity and one difference between schools of the Carolingian age and today’s school.
Similar: reading and writing are taught. Different: then lessons were in Latin, mostly at churches and monasteries, and children of different ages studied together.