KT2 Flashcards
(11 cards)
Who were the volga vikings?
The groups of traders and raiders who made their living via volga trade routes.
Where do volga vikings originate from?
Sweden.
What 2 places did the volga vikings reach?
Constantinople and Baghdad.
Why did the vikings settle in Russia?
- trade opportunities
- natural resources
- strategic
- political opportunities
- expansion & exploration
What were the 2 major Rus cities?
What did they allow vikings to do?
Kiev and Novgorod.
Control rivers and trading routes from south.
Who were the key figures & what did they do?
- rurik (founded novgorod)
- oleg (moved capital from novgorod to kiev)
- vladimir (converted to christianity & kievan rus followed)
When did the vikings attack Constantinople?
What did this enable them to do?
860
Negotiate a trade agreement with Byzantine empire.
When did Oleg attack Constantinople & what resulted?
When did his son Igor attack & what resulted?
907 - by sea, negotiated a trade treaty.
940 - defeated by ‘greek fire’, many of them burned to death in their ships.
When did Igor negotiate a peace treaty & what did it consist of?
945 - Rus could only enter Constantinople in groups fewer than 50 and without any weapons.
What was the Varangian Guard?
The Byzantine Empire’s elite bodyguard, including a large number of vikings.
The vikings were attracted to Islamic cities such as… where they engaged in…
Baghdad
trading goods: fur, slaves, spices, silks, silver.
