Slavs settled along the Dnieper and Volga Rivers in Northeast Europe. In the 800s, Varangians also settled in this area, called Kievan Rus, where they adopted Slavic language and customs. In the 1200s, the Mongols invaded from Central Asia, destroying Kiev and conquering much of Kievan Rus, isolating the region from Europe for 200 years. Slavs who fled the Mongols settled in the forests along the Moskva River, establishing the central town of Muscovy, now called Moscow. Grand Prince Ivan later drove out the Mongols in the 1400s.

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2.  Slavs
 Came from NE Europe, settled along Dnieper
R Volga R
 Varangians
 Came in the 800s
 Settled in same area as Slavs (called land
Kievan Rus)
 Adopted Slavs’ language customs
 Loose union with Kiev as capital

3.  Mongols
 1200s they invaded from central Asia
 Destroyed Kiev and conquered much of
Kievan Rus
 Let Slavs rule themselves, but controlled
it
 Cut off contact with Europe for 200 years
 Moscovy
 Established by Slavs that fled Mongols to
the forests along Moskva R
 Central town with Muscovy (Moscow)
 Grand Prince Ivan drove out Mongols in
1400s