What you must do in this unit
- Read my remarks on the Rise of Moscow and Ivan IV and the Time of Troubles.
- Read the section on the Mongol Empire in Chapter 10, since the rise of the Mongols were important to the development of medieval Russia.
- Study the Questions to Consider and the Key Terms for the unit.
- Submit the Wikipedia Analysis paper (100 points).
What you can do in this unit
- Read the notes on the Mongol Invasion of Hungary in the thirteenth century. These were done by Maria Grof-Tisza, a student in HIS 111.
- Medieval Russia is not the best designed website, but the information is OK.
Some videos that you can watch for this unit
- See the videos dealing with the Rise of Moscow and Ivan IV in the HIS 241 course.
- For extra credit please suggest to your instructor a relevant video for this unit of the course. Send the title of the video, the URL and a brief explanation of why you find the video interesting and applicable to the material that is being studied in this unit.
Extra Credit Options
- For up to 10 points of extra credit, read some comments about Ivan IV by a contemporary Englishman and--in the realm of "Can you believe it?"--this account of Ivan's life and write a paragraph commenting on the life of Ivan IV.
- For extra credit, please suggest a relevant website for this unit of the course. Send your instructor the title of the site, the URL and a brief explanation why you find the information interesting and applicable to the material being studied this unit.
Unit Learning Objectives
- Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to (1) demonstrate knowledge and evolution of historical developments connected with the rise of Moscow and (2) explain some of the historical developments connected with the reign of Tsar Ivan IV and the ensuing Time of Troubles.