Byzantine Empire
The main language of the Byzantine Empire
What is Greek?
The founder of the Mongol Empire
Who is Genghis Khan?
Alphabet to help convert Slavic peoples
What is Cyrillic?
The Mongols promoted __________ of religions in many regions they controlled.
What is tolerance?
One similarity between Byzantium and the Mongol Empire is that both affected long‑distance
What is trade?
Emperor Justinian ordered a code of laws called
What is Justinian Code?
Conquered peoples often had to pay _______to the Mongols.
What is tribute?
Empress who influenced imperial policy and helped the poor and women
Who is Theodora?
Byzantium’s legal and cultural traditions helped shape the early Russian state of
What is Kievan Rus?
The spread of goods and ideas by the Mongols is
What is cultural diffusion?
The capital of the Byzantine Empire
What is Constantinople?
The Mongol homeland was the
What is steppe?
The Byzantine art form using small colored tiles
What are mosaics?
One negative event that spread along trade routes during Mongol times was the ___________ (a deadly pandemic).
What is Black Death?
Constantinople was a major trade hub on routes connecting Europe and Asia often called
What is Silk Road?
Justinian built the famous church in Constantinople called
What is Hagia Sophia?
The Mongol Empire was divided into regions ruled by leaders called ________ (each region called a ________)
What are Khan and khanate?
The split in 1054 that separated Eastern and Western Christianity
What is the Great Schism?
The Mongols helped increase trade on the ___________, which led to more exchange of goods and ideas.
What is Silk Road?
Constantinople fell to the ________ in the year 1453
Who are the Ottoman Turks?
The dominant religion in Byzantium
What is Greek?
The Mongols were often ______ (type of lifestyle: they moved with herds)
What is nomadic?
The idea that the emperor had power over both the government and the church
What is Ceasaropapism?
The Mongols used fast horsemen and mobile tactics; they also adopted advanced _______ methods to capture cities.
What is siege?
The period of relative peace and safe trade under Mongol rule is called
What is Pax Mongolica?