Vocab
Famous Figures, Events & Places
Mother Russia & Her Eastern European Sons
The Byzantines
Misc.
100

A ruler who has absolute power:

What is an autocrat?

100

A peninsula in S Europe, S of the Danube River and bordered by the Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean, and Black seas:

What is the Balkan Peninsula?
100

Charter that strictly limited royal power in Hungary:

What was the Golden Bull of 1222?

100

Collection of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor Justinian:

What was Justinian's Code?

100

Miley Cyrus popularized this viral dance move:

What is twerking?

200

This is an Diet:

What is an assembly or legislature?

200

This was Constantinople:

What was the capital of the Roman/Byzantine Empire, the Latin Empire and the Ottoman Empire?

200

Capital of medieval Russia & of present-day Ukraine:

What is Kiev?

200

The highest church official in a major city in the Byzantine Empire:

Who was the Patriarch?

200

The Tide Pod Challenge was popular in this year:

What was 2018?

300

A community or population made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent:

What is an ethnic group?

300

The separation of the Eastern Church from the Western Church, traditionally dated 1054:

What was the Great Schism?

300

Explain where the other three Eastern European kingdoms formed & why relating to religious & geographical factors:

What were:

  • Poland
  • Hungary
  • Serbia
  • Spread of Christianity
  • European Plain Leads to Great Farming
  • Proximity to Both the East & West
  • Privacy & Isolationism?
300

Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529:

Who was Justinian?

300

Identify & compare three similarities & differences EACH between the Golden Bull of 1222 & Justinian’s Code:

What were:

Golden Bull of 1222:

  • Limited royal rights and prerogatives. 
  • Confirmed basic rights of smallholders and nobles. 
  • Guaranteed justice for all. 
  • Promised to improve the coinage.

Justinian’s Code:

  • Property Laws
  • Criminal Laws
  • Corpus Juris (Jury & Fair Trials)
  • Women’s Rights
  • Economic Freedoms
  • Human Rights?
400

This is an icon:

What is a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church?

400

An alphabet used for writing Old Church Slavic and for Russian and a number of other languages of eastern Europe and Asia:

What is Cyrillic?

400

These three overall influences by the Byzantines & the Mongols on the Russian people, government, society & religion:

What were:

  • Domed architecture
  • Autocratic rule
  • Isolationism
  • Tax Payments
  • Eastern Orthodox Christianity
  • Expansion of Education?
400

These were three reasons why the Byzantine Empire was successful relating to geographical, economic & other factors:

What were:

•    Preserved Greek and Roman Culture- Greek sciences, philosophy, arts and literature

•    Strong Military Leadership & Skill

•    Produced their own books 

•    Extended Roman Law- Justinian’s Code

•    Extended art and architecture- Mosaics brought scenes from the Bible to life

•    Spread influences throughout Europe and led to rise of Russia- International City Location?


400

In 2017, this crazy, scary trend involved people dressing up in costumes & makeup, following people & getting recorded in the process:

What was the Crazy Clown Challenge?

500

The ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution:

What is a Tsar?

500

This was Ivan the Terrible:

Who was a Russian czar of the sixteenth century, whom struggled constantly with the nobles of Russia and became famous for his brutality toward his enemies, even murdering his own son?

500

Identify & explain three causes & effects EACH of why & how the expulsion of the Jewish population to Eastern Europe happened:

What were:

Causes:

  • Restrictions set by Western European Nations
  • Overcrowded Municipalities in the Holy Land & Western Europe
  • Tolerant Muslim populations in Eastern Europe.
  • Persecution & blame for Black Death

Effects:

  • Poland receives majority of Migrants.
  • Serbia receives majority of Refugees.
  • Hungary & Russia receive both Migrants & Refugees
  • Eastern Europe benefits from Jewish intellect & influence?
500

These were three accomplishments of Justinian during his reign as emperor of the Byzantine Empire:

What were:

  • Re-conquered areas in Africa, Spain and Italy.
  • Created the Justinian Code.
  • Promoted a civilization that blended Greek, Roman, and Christian influences.
  • Created a strong, central government.
  • Launched a program to beautify the city through art and architecture.
  • Hagia Sophia?
500
This is Levi Steffan's middle name:

What is John?

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