Both the origin of the Kievan state and that of the name Rus, which came to be applied to it, remain matters of debate among historians. According to the traditional account presented in The Russian Primary Chronicle, it was founded by the Viking Oleg, ruler ofNovgorod from about 879.
The development of writing allowed the memorization of laws, business transactions, records of account, including taxes, etc. It demonstrated the superiority of the written word over oral memory which can be faulty, or perhaps deliberately misstated. It was not by coincidence that the first writing was done on clay tablets which hardened, and it was thereby "written in stone," and could not be changed. It was there for all to see.
A.) Georgia preferred a strong central government because both entities supported the abolition of slavery. <span />
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The Berlin Conference affected Africa by declaring which nations would be allowed to colonize which regions of Africa. This was especially important as Europeans started to look for new sources of raw materials to feed their growing industrial economies.
