consequences of the Mongol inv

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…Mongol yoke and had successfully developed and gained power and influence through the time of Appanage and Moscovite Russia (when it owned 25% of cultivated land in the country). The arts closely connected with Church such as wooden architecture and icon painting also reached high creative achievements. Fasting , celebrating religious holidays and generally observing the Church calendar provided further occasions for ritualism. Byzantine effected also the economy of Kievan Russia, since they had strong trade connections.