Vocabulary
New Rome
Church
Effects of Empire
Miscellaneous
100
They were religious items used to aid devotion
What are icons
100
The Byzantine Emperor who wanted to recaptured the glory of the Roman Empire
Who is Justinian
100
All 11th century Roman Catholic services were in this language
What is Latin
100
When these were banned by Emperor Leo it caused many Byzantines to riot
What is icons
100
It is what the Russian leaders learned from the Mongols
What is absolute power
200
Who is the leader of the Orthodox Church
Who is the Patriarch
200
It caused the Roman Empire to split in half - the east becoming the Byzantine Empire
What is communication problems
200
In 1053 AD this church split from the Roman Catholic Church (oftentimes called the Great Schism)
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church
200
He became the first Russian tsar
Who is Ivan the Great
200
The geographic region of Russia that allowed invaders and traders to pass by
What is the steppe
300
It is to make one an outcast of the church
What is excommunication
300
It is the accumulation of all the laws of the Roman and Byzantine Empires
What is the Justinian Code
300
Unlike the Roman Catholic church the priests in the Eastern Orthodox church were allowed to
What is marry
300
The reason the Byzantine Empire was rich
It was the center of trade
300
The name of the region in Eastern that juts southward into the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Balkans
400
He is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Who is the Pope
400
It was called the most splendid church of the Byzantine Empire
What is the Hagia Sophia
400
Married couples were not allowed to do this in the Roman Catholic Church during the 11th century
What is divorce
400
It was the capital of the Byzantine Empire
What is Constantinople
400
The name given to the Mongol armies that invaded Russia
The Golden Horde
500
It was used to translate the Bible into Slavic languages
What is the Cyrillic alphabet
500
The Germanic tribe that sacked (destroyed) Rome
Who were the Vandals
500
The religion of the Ottoman Turks
What is Islam (Muslims)
500
The Byzantines preserved the culture of these two civilizations
What are the Greeks and Romans
500
The capital of the Russian state
What is Kiev
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