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The Byzantine Empire, Russia, and Eastern Europe Section 3: Shaping Eastern Europe Witness History Audio: A Fragmented Region A. Geography Shapes Eastern Europe 1. Being sandwiched between Central Europe and Russia, Eastern Europe has served as a buffer. Northern parts of Eastern Europe have been influenced by Western Europe, while the Balkans in the south were more impacted by the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Color Transparency 56: Eastern Europe, About 1300 1 of 7
The Byzantine Empire, Russia, and Eastern Europe Section 3: Shaping Eastern Europe B. Migrations Contribute to Diversity 1. In the Middle Ages, Slavs from Russia migrated to present-day Poland the Czech and Slovak republics. The Balkans were populated by Slavs and other ethnic groups. Asian peoples and Vikings also came to stay in Eastern Europe. Jewish people found refuge in Eastern Europe when they were expelled from the West. Note Taking Transparency 86 a History Interactive: Jewish Expulsions 2 of 7
The Byzantine Empire, Russia, and Eastern Europe C. Three Early Kingdoms Develop 1. A hundred years after the introduction of Roman Catholicism to the West Slavs, the first king of Poland was crowned. In 1386, Poland-Lithuania was the largest European state. It then declined because of a weak central government and at one point completely disappeared. During the Middle Ages, the Magyars ruled Hungary. When the king was forced to recognize the rights of nobles, his power was limited. Soon the Mongols invaded and the Ottoman Turks took control. The Serbs set up their own state in the late 1100 s. Under Stefan Dusan, Byzantine culture flourished there. The Ottoman Turks took control in the late 1300 s. Quick. Take Section Quiz Progress Monitoring Transparency Quick. Take Section Quiz Note Taking Transparency 86 b 3 of 7
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