Formal Titles
a ragged band of nomads who wandered through the center of Asia who became Muslim and eventually took over Constantinople
the capital of Byzantium
Where is Constantinople? (Where is Istanbul?)
when messengers from Byzantium arrived to speak to Mehmed, he had this done to them
What is behead them?
this is the name of the country formed by its early rulers--Ivan I through Ivan IV--unifying culturally similar city-states such as Muscovy and Novgorod
What is Russia?
What is 1066?
this is what the King of the Ottomans is called
What is a Sultan?
this is the great Christian Cathedral (now Muslim Mosque) in the center of Constantinople
this is the crisis that the man in the Muslim-Turk story had that caused him to cry out to god
What is he was dying of thirst?
this people group were the natives in the area that is now Ukraine, Belarus, etc.
Who are the Slavs?
this group of people sacked Rome in this year. Please give the name of the people AND the year Rome was sacked
Who were the Visigoths (or Goths) in 476ad?
these are paid soldiers from other countries, hired to fight
What are mercenaries?
this harbor was located on Constantinople's north side and was blocked by the Byzantine ships from the Ottoman's attacking forces
What is the Golden Harbor?
the people of Constantinople believed their city could only fall if this situation occurred
What is the moon turning dark?
this was the city where Ivan III created his capital
Where is Moscow?
Justinian was emperor of this empire
What is Byzantine Empire?
the king who took the Ottoman Empire throne in 1444
Who is Mehmed the Conqueror?
this is the only wall of Constantinople that could be approached by land
What is the western wall?
instead of killing seven of his sheep, like promised, the man in the Muslim Turk story killed seven of these
What are lice from the fur of his sheep?
Who was Zoe/Sophia?
Clovis I created this empire
What is the Frankish empire?
these are Muslim soldiers dedicated to conquering unbelievers and converting them to Islam
Who were ghazi?
Constantinople was this many walls thick
What is three?
What is he turned to stone along with his sheep?
this Viking man was asked by the Slavs to come in rule from Novgorod
Who is Rurik?
this is what you call the lavishly illustrated manuscripts created by monks during the Middle Ages
What are illuminated manuscripts?