Ethan Galbraith

By egalbraith27@carrollwooddayschool.org
  • 2000 BCE

    Antiquity

    Antiquity
    During antiquity in the region of Russia there were three main ethnicities, one main language, and 2 main religious beliefs. The main ethnicities were *Cimmerians (*Nomadic (people who regularly moved homes) people from Eurasia and *Scythians (ancient tribes of nomadic warriors who originally lived in what is now southern Siberia.), and *Sarmatians (Iranian Tribe). They all spoke an Iranian language. They incorporated Animism and Polytheism in to their religion.
  • 300

    Slavs Settle

    Slavs Settle
    The *Slavs (people from eastern Europe who settled in Russia.) settled in the southwest by the 300s and this impacted the language and religion of Russia. The religion that was brought over by the Slavs was *Eastern Orthodox Christian (a sect of christianity). The language brought over by the Slavs combined with the language originally spoken and created the Russian language. It is estimated that 95% of the population speaks this language and 86% of Russia is Eastern Orthodox Christian.
  • 800

    People from Scandinavia Mix With the Slavs

    People from Scandinavia Mix With the Slavs
    By the 800s *Varangians (people from Scandinavia) went to Russia to trade, this impacted the ethnicities. The Varangians mixed with the Slavs and were given the name Rus, which then turned into the name Russia. This is 81% of the population in Russia.
  • 1200

    Turkish Invasion

    Turkish Invasion
    *Tatars (Turkic ethnic groups) invaded *Kievan Rus (First eastern Slavic state in modern day Russia and Ukraine) in the 1200’s and this impacted the ethnicities. Tatars are the largest minority group in Russia with 4% of the population being Turkish.

  • Today

    Today
    In Russia today there are three main ethnicities, there is only one main language, and one main religion. The main ethnicities of Russia today are Russians, *Tatars (Turkic ethnic groups), and the Ukrainians. Most of the population speaks Russian. Half of the population is *Eastern Orthodox Christian (a sect of christianity) and one third of the population follows no religion.