T or F
The Byzantine Empire, was often called the Eastern Roman Empire or simply Byzantium.
True
Empress ---------- Issued laws and met with envoys.
Empress Theodora
Their capital city was very well protected, it was called Constantinople.
The Byzantine Empire
He married off his daughters and sisters to the kings and princes of Western Europe, those marriages helped him form profitable trading alliances.
Yaroslav the wise
The Viking became the rulers of Kiev Rus.
Because the Slavs asked Rurik the Vikings chief to unite the slavs under his rule and become their kind, so he agreed.
The Mongol Empire in Russia was called “Khanate of the bronze Horde
False (The Mongol Empire in Russia was called Khanate of the Golden Horde)
The Mongols demanded two things from Russians:
A- --------------------------
B- ---------------------------
The Mongols demanded two things from Russians:
A- Absolute obedience
B- Huge amounts of Tribute (payments).
They were ferocious warriors, they killed people and destroyed buildings whenever they entered a city or a village to capture.
The Mongols
He was the Vikings chief who agreed and became the slavs' king, he created an empire and called it the empire of the Rus.
Rurik
Ivan I was known as Ivan the money bag
Because he collected taxes from the Russians and gave the money to the Mongols and in return the Mongols gave him a percentage of the money collected.
The Mongols ruled Russia for 50 years.
False. (More than 200 years)
-------------- code consisted of four works:
1.The Code: ---------------------------
2.The Digest:---------------------------
3.The Institutes: -------------------------
4.The Novellae: --------------------------
Justinian's code consisted of four works:
1.The Code: It contained nearly 5,000 Roman laws that were still considered useful for the Byzantine empire.
2.The Digest: it quoted and summarized the opinions of Rome’s greatest legal thinkers about the laws.
3.The Institutes: a textbook that told law students how to use the laws.
4.The Novellae: New Laws issued by the panel.
They were the original inhabitants of the lands of Russia, they often fought with each other over resources and controlling the rivers.
The Slavs
The Mongols appointed him as tax collector and gave him the title of “Grand Prince”.
Ivan I
The Capital of the Byzantine Empire was known as Constantinople
It was named after the emperor Constantine.
Constantinople was the name of the capital of the Ancient Russian kingdom of Rus.
False. (Kiev)
Because of the --------------------- policy imposed by the Mongols. The Russian people didn't know what was happening in Western Europe.
Isolation
Its emperors appointed and dismissed bishops. Their policies were brutal and harsh. Emperors lived under constant risk of assassination, because of their harsh policies and absolute power.
The Byzantine Empire
He announced himself as the Czar (Zahr) the Russian version of the word Caesar, and planned to turn Russia into a big empire , he wanted to call it the “Third Rome”.
Ivan III
The Mongols refused to live in palaces and enjoy the luxurious life.
They were worried that living a fancy and luxurious life might weaken them and turn them in to a less powerful empire.
The Mongols named their kingdom in Russian the Khanet of the Golden Flute.
False. The Khanet of the Golden Hord
Olga’s grandson -----------------ruled after his father, he sent out a team to observe the three major religions of the time
Olga’s grandson Vladimir (Vlad. Uh.meer) ruled after his father, he sent out a team to observe the three major religions of the time
They isolated the Russians from their neighbors in Western Europe. As a result of this isolation, the Russians had little access to many new ideas and inventions.
The Mongol Empire
He sent his best general, Belisarius to recover North Africa from the invading Germanic tribes.
Justinian I
Justinian I did not issue new laws after the death of empress Thodora.
Empress Theodora used to issue new laws with him, after her death he became very depressed and refused to issue new laws without her presence,