rewrite the questions below like a 12 year old wrote them

If Kievan Rus had never converted to
Christianity, how might their cultural, political,
and social structures be different today

What if Kievan Rus
had formed
a military alliance
with the
Byzantine Empire
instead of engaging
in territorial
expansion?
How might this
have altered
the balance
of power in
Eastern Europe?

If a network of
trade routes had
been established
by Kievan Rus that
rivaled the Silk Road,
what kinds of technologies
or ideas do you think
would have flowed
into and out of
the region, and how
might this
alter the
course of history?

1 answer

What if Kievan Rus never became Christian? How do you think their culture, government, and way of life would be different now?

What if Kievan Rus made friends with the Byzantine Empire and teamed up instead of trying to take more land? How do you think that would change who’s in charge in Eastern Europe?

If Kievan Rus set up a bunch of trade routes that were as big as the Silk Road, what kind of cool ideas or inventions do you think could have come in and out of their land? How would that change history?