Kievan Rus', although sparsely populated compared to Western Europe, was not only the largest contemporary European state in terms of area but also culturally advanced. Literacy in Kiev, Novgorod and other large cities was high. As birch bark documents attest, they exchanged love letters and prepared cheat sheets for schools. Novgorod had a sewage system and wood paving not often found in other cities at the time. The Russkaya Pravda confined punishments to fines and generally did not use capital punishment. Certain rights were accorded to women, such as property and inheritance rights.
What could you find in Novgorod that you couldn't in most other cities?
sewage system and wood paving
Novgorod had a sewage system and wood paving not often found in other cities at the time.
Novgorod had a sewage system and wood paving not often found in other cities at the time.
What could you find in Novgorod that you couldn't in most other cities?