Krivichs
E345267
The Krivichs were an early East Slavic tribal group that inhabited parts of what are now Belarus and northwestern Russia during the early medieval period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Krivichs canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East Slavic tribe
ⓘ
medieval ethnic group ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Krivich archaeological culture ⓘ |
| associatedPolity |
Principality of Polotsk
ⓘ
Principality of Smolensk ⓘ |
| culture | East Slavic culture ⓘ |
| descendantPopulations |
Belarusians
ⓘ
Russians ⓘ part of modern East Slavic nations ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| ethnicity | East Slavs ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Slavic languages ⓘ |
| influencedFormationOf |
Belarusian people
ⓘ
East Slavic ethnogenesis ⓘ Russians ⓘ
surface form:
Russian people
|
| integratedInto |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
| language | Old East Slavic ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| locatedInThePast |
Western Dvina (Daugava) basin
ⓘ
Northwest Russia ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Russia
territory of modern Belarus ⓘ upper Dnieper basin ⓘ upper Volga basin ⓘ |
| majorSettlement |
Izborsk
ⓘ
Polotsk ⓘ Smolensk ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Rus' chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Primary Chronicle
|
| neighboringTribe |
Baltic tribes
ⓘ
Dregoviches ⓘ
surface form:
Dregovichs
Ilmen Slavs ⓘ Radimichs ⓘ |
| partOf | early East Slavic tribal union ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
early princely rule
ⓘ
tribal community ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| religionInEarlyPeriod | Slavic paganism ⓘ |
| roleInTrade | participants in Varangian–Greek trade route ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| writingSystemAfterChristianization | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.