Byzantium
Justinian
Eastern Europe
Russia
The Life and Times of
Vlad III
100
This was the capital of the Byzantine empire
What is Constantinople?
100
Justinian's ultimate goal was the runification of land held by this group
Who were the Romans?
100
This (rather than roman Catholicism) was the majority christian sect of eastern europe
What is Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
100
This ruler of russia returned serfdom to the country and created a secret police, earning him a horrible nickname
Who is Ivan the Terrible?
100
This horror-movie character is very loosely based on Vlad III
Who is Dracula?
200
This was the name of the grand church built to be the center of orthodox Christianity
What is Hagia Sophia?
200
Justinian created this in 529 in order to create a more orderly justice system
What is the Code of Justinian/Justinian's Code?
200
These two large kingdoms (one to the west, one to the east) battled for control over eastern europe
What are Germany (The Holy Roman Empire) and Russia?
200
This ruler of russian united the country for the first time in the 1400's
Who is Ivan the Great?
200
Vlad III was held hostage by this nation for most of his teen years
What are the Ottoman Turks/The Turks?
300
This was the official language of the Byzantine Empire
What is Greek?
300
Justinian's power was so great it was often compared to being like that of this figure
What is God?
300
this was the largest of the eastern european kingdoms
What is Poland?
300
This nomadic asian army conquered russia in the 1200's
What is the Mongol Horde/the Golden Horde?
300
For most of his life, Vlad feuded with John Hunyadi and Matthias Corvinus the rulers of this country
What is Hungary?
400
This is the name of the leader of Orthodox Christianity (frequently excommunicated by the Pope of Rome)
What is the Patriarch of Constantinople?
400
Procopius wrote this book about the "real" Justinian, a lying, two-faced manipulator who never told the truth about anything
What is The Secret History?
400
This germanic tribe made up a majority of the eastern european ethncities
What are the Slavs?
400
This city was the heart of the Russian Orthodox Church, making it the most important city in early Russia
What is Moscow?
400
Vlad's brother who converted to Islam and fought against the Christian kingdoms
Who is Radu?
500
The Byzantine Empire banned this type of art in the empire, leading to a major split with the Pope of Rome
What are icons?
500
This was the name of Justinian's empress, one of the most powerful women in history
What is Empress Theodora?
500
This kingdom in the Balkans, led by King Stefan Dusan, adopted a strong byzantine culture
What is Serbia?
500
Princess Olga of this important russian city converted to Byzantine Christianity and her grandson Czar Vladimir converted most of russia
What is Kiev?
500
This is the name of the country ruled by Vlad III
What is Wallachia?
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