Early Slavs

English word "slav" originates from the word...

"sclave", which means slave

the Slavic word "slav" originates from the word...

"slovo", meaning "word", meaning people who understand each other

Medieval Croatia?

-They came first to Dalmatia and to Pannonian Croatia -First Croatian duke - Trpimir, founded Trpimirovic dynasty -First Croatian ruler- Branimir Trpmirovic -First Croatian king - Tomislav, united panonian and dalmatian duchies

Slavic people are classified into

1. East Slavic (Russians, Ukrainians, and Belorussians) 2. West Slavic (Poles, Czechs, and Slovaks) 3. South Slavic (Bosnians, Croatians, Serbians, Bulgarians, Macedonians, Slovenians, Montenegrins)

What is pacta conventa?

An agreement defining the status of Croatia in the union with Hungary Consequences: - feudalism - rise of frankopan and subic noble families - Governor of Croatia - ban

Who were the first slavs and when and where do they appear?

Antes and Sclaveni, they make their first appearance in the Byzantine records in 6th century

Oldest known slavic document

Baska tablet from late 11th century, important for Croatian literacy. Found on the island Krk, crkva sv. Lucije

They started spreading

From the early 6th century, to Central, Eastern Europe and the Balkans

Slavs' Migrations

happen in 6th century on the Byzantine borders, by the end of 6th century they settle the Eastern Alps region

What are Cyril and Methodius known for?

in 860s, they created a new, Slavic Glagolitic alphabet, there were referred to as the apostles of the Slavic world