Byzantine Empire
Who was the Emperor who re-organized Roman Law
Justinian
The West Roman empire: where was the church headquartered and who led the western roman church?
Rome/Pope
These Turks invaded Asia Minor
Seljuk Turks
an area of grassy, fertile soil is known as a
steppe
Who wrote 'Pravda Russia' aka 'Russian Justice
Yaroslav the Wise (yaroslav I)
The Byzantine Empire is also known as
The Eastern Roman Empire
The eastern/Byzantine empire was located in _____________ and led by the _______________
Constantinople/Patriarch
This was the conflict between those in the church who honored icons and those who believed icons should not be honored
iconoclastic controversy
The Russian empire began in the area that is now ________
Ukraine
what was a veche
town meetings
The Justinian code was broken into 4 parts. List them
1 - code (useful roman laws)
2 - digest (summarized roman legal opinions)
3 - institutes (guide for law students)
4 - novellae (contained new laws)
define iconoclast
someone against honoring icons
The death of ___________ led to Byzantine decline
Justinian
they took advantage of the river systems and set up trade routes along the way
Which russian ruler converted to christianity
vladimir I
What were key elements of Byzantine culture.
art and architecture
**DAILY DOUBLE - give and example of each
define heresy
An opinion that conflicts with official church beliefs; speaking out against the church
These Turks captured Constantinople
Ottoman Turks
**DAILY DOUBLE - What is the area that was once Constantinople known as today & what modern-day country is it in?
who was the leader of the Rus
Rurik
What was Ivan Iv known as
Ivan the terrible
What was Greek fire and what was it used for
A chemical weapon used in naval warfare
What were the names of the brothers who spread Christianity and invented the Cyrillic alphabet
Cyril and Methodius
How long did the Byzantine Empire last?
200 years
The most important principality
kiev
**daily double - why?
Why was Moscow called the third Rome
It became the new center of the Christian church after Constantinople fell