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  • Module Learning Objectives

    1. Remembering (Level 1)

    • Identify key figures, dates, and locations associated with the Mongol conquest and the development of the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia (e.g., King Danylo of Halych, the Siege of Kyiv in 1240, battle of the Kalka River, Sarai, Yaroslav).

    • Define core institutional terms governing Mongol-Rus relations, such as yarlyk, baskak, dan', yam, and the Golden Horde.

    2. Understanding and application (levels 2-3)

    • Explain how political fragmentation within late Kyivan Rus influenced the military vulnerability of East Slavic principalities during the Mongol western campaign (1237–1241).

    • Summarize the diplomatic strategy of King Danylo of Halych in balancing relations between the Golden Horde, the Papacy, and Western European monarchies.

    • Analyze primary source excerpts (e.g., The Galician-Volhynian Chronicle or accounts by Giovanni da Pian del Carpine) to extract evidence about 13th-century siege warfare and diplomatic protocol under Mongol suzerainty.

    • Map the geopolitical shifts in East-Central Europe following the fall of Kyiv, tracing the territorial borders, trade routes, and urban developments of Galicia-Volhynia.

    4. Analysis (Level 4)

    • Compare the administrative and fiscal mechanisms of Mongol control in Galicia-Volhynia with those implemented in northeastern Rus principalities (e.g., Vladimir-Suzdal).

    • Examine the structural causes behind the ultimate decline of the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia in the mid-14th century and its subsequent partition between Poland and Lithuania.

    5. Evaluation and Creating (Levels 5-6)

    • Assess the historical significance of Danylo’s royal coronation in 1253 by Papal legate, evaluating whether his Western orientation was a diplomatic success or a strategic failure.

    • Formulate an argumentative essay or research prospectus assessing whether Galicia-Volhynia should be viewed as the primary institutional successor state to Kyivan Rus.