was formed during the 10th century under the Piast Dynasty. The Piast Dynasty was the first form of Poland as a stateEconomyThe Polish-Lithuanian was one of the largest most populous countries in Europe dating from 1569-1795. It embodied modern Poland, Ukraine, Parts Of Russia and a variety of other eastern European Countries and was an Elected Monarchy.The Union Of LublinWas the treaty signed on July 1, 1569 that bound Poland and Lithuania to a single state. The parties Involved were the Crown of the kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Being in a personal Union on on good terms due to previous event this transition to a single state was smoothMieszko 1 of PolandMieszko the first was the first King of Poland, famed for untiedthe Slavs into a polish nation as well as bring Christianity to PolandArrival Of ChristianityChristianity arrived in Poland when the Piast Dynasty First came to power. This was caused when Mieszko I married a christian Bohemian princess as well as strong ties between the young Nation of Poland and the Holy Roman Empire. A national church was formed and Christianity was spread throughout the Piast Dynasty bring a sense of Nationalism and wholeness the the young stateConquestsWhen Miezko died his eldest son Boleslaw became monarch. Under Boleslaw poland under went campaigns to expand there borders to the East and the South. His conquests were mostly successful fighting wars with the Lusatian tribesDark Pink-Area before Boleslaw

Light Pink-Regions gained by BoloslawThe Jagiellonian Dynasty The Jagiellonian Dynasty was the successor to