Kievan Rus
By A.D. 900, the city of Kiev had begun to control much of the surrounding regions. This city-state became known as Kievan Rus. For centuries, the leaders of Kievan Rus, known as ‘Grand Princes’ lead raids against the Byzantines in search of wealth.
In A.D. 911 Byzantium signed a treaty with Kievan Rus, ending these raids, and opening a long and prosperous period of trade between the two peoples. This trade would help both nations to grow in power and wealth.
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Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die,
Life is a broken-winged bird/ that cannot fly.
Langston Hughes
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One of the greatest soldiers in history, Alexander the Great, was tutored by the greatest thinker of all time, Aristotle.
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