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This is the title given to the emperor or authoritative leader of Russia
Czar
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This was the sea that the Byzantine Empire had the most contact with
Mediterranean
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This was the major religion which Byzantines practiced
Christianity
100
Name of the church that stayed within the Byzantine territory after the large split
Eastern Orthodox
100
Justinian's goal during his reign was to
restore the greatness of the Roman Empire
100
Which religion threatened the Byzantine Empire through the invasion of the Turkish peoples
Islam
200
The title of the most senior Orthodox Church official
Patriarch
200
This beautiful church was built in 537, and is one of the most famous churches of all time
Hagia Sofia
200
He was an emperor who was best know for his laws and reorganization of law codes
Justinian
200
------- -------  was a lethal weapon used by the Byzantines to destroy and incinerate their enemies
"Greek Fire"
200
Which city was the meeting place of East and West and the vital link in both land and sea trade routes
Constantinople
200
What was the largest ethnic group living in early Russia
Slavs
300
The ------------------ was a fracture or break in the church that produced two separate churches as a result.
Great Schism
300
This was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
300
Title of the senior most church official who oversaw the western church after the split (hint:this title still exists today)
The Pope
300
Term we use to describe a statue, painting, or image of Jesus or other religious figures
Icon
300
The Swedish Norsemen who plundered Slavic villages in Russia were
Varangians
300
What is the name of the sacred shrine in Mecca that once housed hundreds of pagan idols
Ka'aba
400
This term was used in this unit to describe a ruler with absolute power
Autocrat
400
This modern day country sits just below the Black Sea and makes up much of the territory the Byzantine Empire held
Turkey
400
Current official name of the church that stayed in Italy and currently has its leader stay in the Vatican
Roman Catholic
400
Hagia Sophia means
holy wisdom
400
What three bodies of water surround the city of Constantinople?
Bosporus Strait, Sea of Marmara, Golden Horn
400
In which city did Muhammad become spiritual, political, and military leader
Medina
500
Why was Constantinople so hard to conquer?
It was located on a peninsula
500
The Slavic alphabet was adapted from which alphabet? 

Greek, Arabian, Roman, or Turkish

Greek
500
He was a powerful leader who recovered lost land and centralized Russian power
Ivan the Great
500
Who established the first ruling dynasty in Russia
Rurik
500
What aspect of the Judeo-Christian belief impressed and influenced Muhammad?
belief in one god
500
Muslims pray toward and take pilgrimages to what city
Mecca
600
The Muslim god is called
Allah
600
Religion that gives all submission to Allah
Islam
600
The people who submit to Islam are called
Muslim
600
All of the believers underneath "Islam" are called
Ummah
600
Where was Muhammad born
Mecca
600
The desert herdsman that began the Islam movement
Bedouins
700
The Muslim holy book
Qur'an
700
What is the term "holy war"
jihad
700
Who was the wife of Justinian
Theodora
700
Under whose leadership did the city of Kiev and the early Russian state reach the height of its power and prestige?
Yaroslav
700
The Muslims borrowed much of their mathematical knowledge from
India
700

What is the name of the body of civil law that was created for the Byzantine Empire?

the Justinian Code