This lesson moves the story of Kievan Rus on, introducing students to the Principality of Moscow (or Muscovy) which emerged in the 13th and 14th centuries.
In the lesson, students are invited to take a ‘tour’ of the Moscow Kremlin.
They take in some of its famous sites – palaces, churches, cathedrals, tombs and bell-towers – to make inferences about the early development of Muscovy.
Students consider the impression that the princes and tsars of Muscovy wanted to give to their people (and to possible invaders), as well as some of the ways in which these rulers were able to demonstrate their increasing wealth and influence.
Finally, students are challenged to improve upon a very basic tourists’ guide to the Moscow Kremlin, using their new-found knowledge to add further detail and explanation.
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