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Monogol warriors from central Asia conquered Kievan Rus. When the civilization was conquered by teh Monogols, they lost almost all of thier power. Mnay Slavs moved away because of being conquered
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A czar is an emperor and most czars ruled harshly. Czars existed in Russia for about 500 years.
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Serfs were farm laborers who could be bought and sold with a peice of land. they were kind of like slaves.
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He was the Prince of Muscovy and rejected Mongol rule, to declare independance.
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Ivan IV made himself a czar and ruled harshley. After this he was called Ivan the terrible. He conquered land all around Russia and expanded his empire
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He built theis capitol near Europe, so he could stay in close contact with them. Peter wanted to be friends with Europe to get more land.
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THe French wanted to conquer Russia and get thier land. They mainly wanted to capture Moscow. The Russians burned Moscow, so the French couldn't invade this area.
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Czar Alexander II released forty million serfs. The freed serfs were still in poverty though.
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The people staged a revolution that forced the czar to step down from the throne.
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The Slavs built a civilization called Kievan Rus in A.D. 800. It was built around the city of Kiev. This civilization prospered from river trade.
