History #1
What city did Constantine call New Rome?
Constantinople
Who are the largest people group in Russia?
Slavs
What was the name of the Swedish Norsemen who plundered Slavic villages during the 7-800s?
Varangians
What was the event that divided the church in two?
Schism of 1054
Who was the Kievan ruler who adopted Byzantine Christianity?
Vladimir I
What are painted images of Christ and his saints?
Icons
What is the name of the large arena in Constantinople where people watched chariot races and other similar spectacles?
Hippodrome
What year did the Byzantine empire officially fall?
1453
The Byzantine Empire reached its height during whose rule?
Justinian
What Muslim people would eventually conquer Constantinople?
Ottoman Turks
What marks the starting date of Russian history?
The seizing of Novgorod in 862 AD.
Who was Theodora?
Who were the greatest enemies of the Byzantines?
Muslims
What was Greek fire?
Secret weapon of empire that burned on water.
What organized the Roman laws in a clear and logical way?
Justinian Code.
What was the Nika revolt?
Week long revolt in Constantinople against Justinian's rule.
What does excommunication mean?
Deprived of sacraments and excluded from fellowship.
What is the name of the famous cathedral in Constantinople?
Hagia Sophia.
Who rivaled the Byzantines in commercial trade along the Mediterranean Sea?
Venetians.
What did Yaroslav call Kiev?
The Mother of Russian cities.
What are two things the churches disagreed on during the Schism of 1054?
Supreme authority of Rome's bishop.
When to celebrate Easter.
If priests could marry.
Use of Icons.
What was the Slavic name for Norsemen? And what does it mean?
Rus, "Rowers" or Seafarers"
What were three Byzantine Contributions?
Answers on page 6.
What were the code of laws in Russia formed by Yaroslav called?
Russkaya Pravda.
What is the name of the emperor who regained most of the Byzantine territory during the Byzantine offensive?
Basil II.
The Eastern church would become what church?
Eastern Orthodox Church.
The bishop of Rome would eventually be called what?
Pope.
What is one influence the Byzantines had on Russia?
Introduced alphabet
icons in their church
Build their cathedrals with dome tops
Basil II was known what?
"Bulgar Slayer"
What happened at the Battle of Manzikert?
Turks took Asia minor from empire as it crushed its army.