Answer:
Explanation:
1. What ties linked Kiev to Byzantium? Trade and religion
2. How did Vladimir and his son Yaroslav contribute to the power of Kiev? . Yaroslav the wise married off his daughters and sisters to princes in the area to increase trade.; Vladimir expanded Russia to Poland and expanded to the Baltic sea.
3. What factors brought about Kiev’s decline? The death of Yaroslav; before he died , he did not name nor appoint a successor; Mongol
4. How did the Mongols treat the Russian people?After the Mongol Invasion of Russia in the 13th Century, they demanded slavish obedience and massive amounts of tribute from them(tax payments) and lastly they allowed princes to rule, and such princes to be tolerant towards religion
5. What were some effects of Mongol rule
The effect were both political and economic in nature as it was social and spiritual; they isolated russia from western europe with no access to new ideas or inventions
6. What events marked the beginning of an independent Russian Empire?
Czar Ivan bloodless standoff when he refused to pay tribute to the Mongols
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The author builds suspense most by waiting to reveal the Minotaur.
Answer: Option A
<u>Explanation:</u>
Cruel Tribute is a part of the work of James Baldwin, “Old Greek Stories”. It is a fiction based on the Greek mythology and was first published in 1895. It tells the story of Theseus who was the great hero of Athens.
This story revolves around the promise that Theseus has made to his father to kill Minotaur who was the beast in the story. The author has very vividly created the suspense in this passage before revealing the Minotaur.
