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The Byzantine Empire affected Russia in many ways. One example is that the Russians converted all of the Slavs to Christianity. Another example is they adopted the Greek alphabet, and changed the Bibles into a Slavic Tongue. Russians soon accommodated aspects of the Byzantine Empire including art, architecture, and music. An example of architecture is their domes started to look like onions, which is a common architectural design throughout Russia.
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What is of the ways that the Byzantine Empire impacted Eastern Europe and Russia?
The Byzantines spread Orthodox Christianity to those areas.
What did Russia adopt from the Byzantines?
The Eastern Orthodox Faith and other symbols of the the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.
What way did the Byzantine Empire impacted Eastern Europe and Russia?
The Byzantines spread Orthodox Christianity to those areas.
Where did Russia adopted the Eastern Orthodox religion the Cyrillic alphabet and different styles of art and architecture?
Byzantine Empire
How did Kievan Russia differ from the byzantine empire?
The Byzantine Empire was the old Eastern Roman Empire, which lasted much longer than the Western Roman Empire. Eastern Orthodox Christianity became the dominant religion for a while in the East, while Roman Catholicism dominated in the West. The Byzantine Empire eventually fell to Muslim invaders.
What is the former empire of eastern Europe and northern Asia which is now a part of the ussr?
Russia
What was Russia's connection with the eastern Roman Empire?
One connection between the Eastern Roman Empire (which historians also call Byzantine Empire) and Russia was the conversion of Russia to Orthodox Christianity (the religion of the Byzantine Empire) by Byzantine missionaries. This religion became Russia's religion in 989. The other connection was royal marriage. Soon after the fall of the Byzantine Empire and the capture of its capital, Constantinople, by the Ottoman Turks, Ivan III of Russia, who had married Sophia Paleologue, a niece of Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor, claimed that he was the heir of the fallen Empire. The Russians also saw themselves as the upholders of the religion of the Byzantine Empire, which had been taken over by the Muslim Turks. In 1501 a Russian monk, Filofey, wrote an ode to Ivan's successor, Vasili III, in which he said that: "Two Romes have fallen [Rome and Constantinople]. The third stands. And there will be no fourth. No one shall replace your Christian Tsardom!" The Russians called Russia the "Third Rome."
What region did byantium christianize?
The Byzantine Empire played a crucial role in the Christianization of Eastern Europe, particularly the Balkans, Russia, and parts of the Middle East. Byzantine missionaries and church leaders actively promoted the spread of Christianity throughout these regions during the medieval period.
In what way did the rivers of Russia influenced its history?
They provided a network for trade between the Byzantine Empire and Russia.
When did Christianity spread in the byzantine empire?
They attracted visitors to Constantinople merchant came to trade the byzantine people liked to show off their wealth and they impressed their visitors by ceremonies, glittering jewels and some rich clothes. The visitors brought all the products home with them to show others.
Which empire had the greatest influence on the development of early Russia?
byzantine empire
Which empire had the greatest influence on the developement of early russia?
byzantine empire
