BYZANTINE EMPIRE
RUSSIA
ISLAM
BLAST FROM THE PAST 1
BLAST FROM THE PAST 2
100
The civilization that became the eastern half of the Roman Empire.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
100
An absolute ruler from Russia who used secret police to eliminate enemies and killed his own son.
Who is Ivan the Terrible?
100
The spread of Islam into other countries (the Muslim empire spread from Spain to Asia) is known as this:
What is Cultural Diffusion?
100
The Greek city-state that developed a Democratic government.
What is Athens?
100
Eye for an Eye type laws from Babylon.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
The collection of laws the Byzantine Empire was known for.
What is Justinian's Code?
200
This is the God given right to rule.
What is Divine Right?
200
Give two achievements made during the Muslim Golden Age.
What is Algebra, Medicine (textbooks, cure for Cataracts), and Calligraphy?
200
The two developments of the Neolithic Revolution.
What is farming and taming animals?
200
Name two benefits of living near a river valley.
What are fertile soil and transportation?
300
The two cultures preserved by the Byzantine Empire. *DAILY DOUBLE*
What are Rome and Greece?
300
The religion that spread from the Byzantine Empire to Russia.
What is Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
300
Muslims respected Christians and Jews in their empire. This term is called:
What is Religious Toleration?
300
The social hierarchy of Hinduism.
What is the Caste System?
300
The reason Greece developed city-states. *DAILY DOUBLE*
What is geography - mountains and islands?
400
The new religion created in the Byzantine Empire.
What is Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
400
Give two differences of Eastern Orthodox Christianity from Roman Catholic Christianity.
The Emperor is the head of the Church, priests can get married, Easter is the main holiday, and no worship of idols.
400
The war that resulted in increased trade between Muslims and Europeans. *DAILY DOUBLE*
What is the Crusades?
400
The government of Rome in which citizens get to elect their own officials.
What is a Republic?
400
The exchange of land for protection and loyalty.
What is Feudalism?
500
The capital of the Byzantine Empire which became an important center of trade.
What is Constantinople?
500
The group that first introduced absolute rule into Russia.
Who are the Mongols?
500
The Muslim ruler who brought political stability and religious freedom to India.
Who is Akbar the Great?
500
The document that limited the Kings' powers in England.
What is the Magna Carta?
500
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
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