Byzantine Empire
Body of water over which Constantinople juts into...
Bosporus
Viking leader invited to rule the Rus
Rurik
This group overthrew the Yuan Dynasty to create the Ming Dynasty.
Chinese
Leader of the Eastern Orthodox
Patriarch
Hagia Sophia’s meaning
Holy Wisdom
Problem that hit Constantinople after Justinian.
Plague
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First major city of the Rus
Novgorod
First great leader of the Mongols
Genghis (Chinggis) Khan
Major area of dispute between East and West
Icons, Virgin Mary, Leadership (Pope, Patriarch, Emperor)
2 cultures that dominated Byzantine Empire
Greek and Roman
Another name for Byzantium/Constantinople.
New Rome
Second major city of the Rus, home of Vladimir
Kiev
Bloodiest leader of the Mongols, sacked Delhi
Tamerlane or Timur the Lame
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Name for an Eastern Orthodox bishop
Metropolitan
Most famous Mongol ruler of China
Kublai Khan
The last Byzantine Emperor to speak Latin as his first language
Justinian
Name for Viking tribe invited in by the Rus
Varangians
Nickname for the Mongol/Tatar rulers of Russia
Golden Horde
Name for the split between East and West
The Great Schism
Russian leader who made Christianity the official religion
Vladimir
An artform that uses pieces of colored glass or ceramic embedded in cement
mosaic
Russian ruler who united the various Russian kingdoms.
Ivan III or Ivan the Great
Name for the Mongol dynasty in India
Mughal
Brightly colored paintings on wood panels
Most famous Mughal mosque
The Taj Mahal