Fall of Rome
People
Byzantine Empire
Religion in the Byzantine Empire
Early Russia
100
The Byzantine Empire used to be what part of the Roman Empire?
Eastern Roman Empire
100
I was a Byzantine emperor who had a law code and built the Hagia Sophia.
Justinian
100
The Byzantine Empire used to be called the _____________________________.
Eastern Roman Empire
100
What is a schism?
A permanent split or division/break up
100
This was the name of Ivan the Terrible's police force.
Oprichniki
200
Name two reasons Rome fell?
Military, political, economic, social reasons
200
I was married to Justinian and I supported women's rights.
Theodora
200
This was a set of rules made by a Byzantine emperor.
Justinian's Law Code
200
Name one of the two major religious differences that caused the schism.
Arguments over papal primacy and icons
200
This Cathedral was built by Ivan IV as a celebration of his rule.
St. Basil's Cathedral
300
What did an emperor of Rome do to try and save the Roman Empire?
Divided it in half
300
I was the Russian who converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and forced my subjects to do so as well.
Vladimir I
300
Why was Constantinople so important to the Byzantines?
Center of trade, controlled access to the Black Sea and Bosporus Strait, cultural center
300
What does excommunicate mean?
To become and outcast of the church and be damned to hell
300
This is the alphabet invented to allow Slavs to read. It is te alphabet used by Russians today.
Cyrillic
400
Fill in the blanks: When we talk about the Fall of Rome, we mean that the ____________ Roman Empire crumbled while the ______________ Roman Empire changed its name to the _____________ Empire and continued for 1000 years.
Western, Eastern, Byzantine
400
I was a leader of Russia and I built St. Basil's Cathedral and had a vicious police force called the Oprichniki.
Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible
400
This church was built by Justinian and its name means "church of holy wisdom."
Hagia Sophia
400
After the Great Schism of 1054 the Christian Church was divided into the _________________________ Church and the _________________________ Church
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox
400
What two things did the Mongols require from everyone they conquered?
Taxes and obedience
500
I am the Roman emperor who divided the empire in half
Diocletian
500
I was the Russian ruler who kicked the Mongols out of Russia.
Ivan III
500
This was built by Justinian to hold all of Constantinople's water.
Basilica Cistern
500
Name three differences between the EOC and RCC.
Look at your venn diagram to see them all
500
Describe the early Russian's relationship with the Byzantine Empire.
Trade, cultural diffusion, same religion, Byzantine culture + Slavic culture = Russian culture
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