HIS102Y1 Lecture Notes - Counter-Reformation, Cumans, Ivan Iii Of Russia
Document Summary
Beginning of the 13th c. ece was quite successful, having converting to. Christianity at the end of the 10th c. the invaders had been stopped. Europe started expanding during the age of crusades (in the middle east) even constantinople was divided by latin crusaders; region called romania was established. Ad 1230, kievan rus" was divided into many small states. In the 1230s a new power appeared, first attacking western asia and then moving into europe. The mongols established the largest empire in the history of the world (most of asia was controlled by them) The original habitat of the mongols was in the steppes of mongolia where it was very cold and difficult to survive. China was quite close and the mongols lived in a symbiotic relationship with them (learnt from them, invaded them, etc. ) The turkish tribes had established large states containing a federal relationship between tribes in central asia.
