Explanation:
Which group fared the worst under Mongol rule? I think that the people fared the worst because they ran from the momgols that destroyed and took what the people had.
How did Yaroslav’s decision to divide his realm among his sons help cause Kiev’s decline? Yaroslav skillfully married off his daughters and sisters to the kings and princes of Western Europe. Those marriages helped him to forge important trading alliances.
What main demands did the Mongols make on their Russian subjects? The mongols demaanded bsolute obedience and massive amounts of tribute, or payments.
How did Ivan III lead the Russians to their independence from the Mongols? After he refused to pay his rulers further tribute, Russian and Mongol armies faced each other at the Ugra River, about 150 miles southwest of Moscow. However, neither side advanced to fight.
How did Vladimir’s conversion to Christianity affect Kiev? “Vladimir to convert to Byzantine Christianity and to make all his subjects convert, too. In 989, a baptism of all the citizens of Kiev was held in the Dnieper River.
Do you approve of Nevsky’s cooperation with the Mongols? Was his policy practical or cowardly? I approve of Nevsky's cooperation with the Mongols because it was the conservative method. War would've angered the Mongols further.
How was Ivan I both friend and foe to the Mongol rulers? Ivan I was a friend to teh mongols because he enlarged land territory, wars, trickery and shrewd marriage. He was a foe because he won the Standoff for Russia at the Ugra which turned criticism to praise
