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The Byzantine Empire
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Important People
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100
It was during his reign that Byzantium achieved most of its greatness.
Who was Justinian?
100
The legendary founder of the Russia, who was invited by the Slavs to rule over them.
Who was Rurik?
100
They made up the first major Turkish group in Anatolia.
Who were the Seljuks?
100
She was the wife of Justinian who persuaded him not to leave Constantinople during the time of crisis.
Who was Theodora?
100
This was the capital of the Seljuk Empire.
What was Isfahan?
200
The Byzantine general whose military campaigns greatly expanded the empire.
Who was Belisarius?
200
After being founded at Novgorod, the "capital" of Russia would eventually be moved to this city by Oleg.
What is Kiev?
200
This is the Persian equivalent of a prime minister.
What is a vizier?
200
He was an early Church father who spelled out how monks and Christians should behave.
Who was St. Basil?
200
He led the call for crusaders to attack the Holy Lands in an attempt to wrest control back from the Jews and Muslims.
Who was Pope Urban II?
300
This Christian church, and later mosque, located at Constantinople, whose name in Greek means "Holy Wisdom."
What is the Hagia Sophia?
300
He was the first ruler of Russia to take the title czar and was able to repel the Mongols.
Who was Ivan III?
300
The Turkish rulers took this Persian name for ruler when they conquered Persia.
What is shah?
300
The two major missionaries who brought Eastern Orthodoxy to the Slavs.
Who were Cyril and Methodius?
300
Both the Byzantines and Russians were attempting to recreate or build a "New" this.
What is Rome?
400
This word means victory, and was shouted by the Byzantines, at the Hippodrome, after they had become fed up with the emperor's tax policies.
What is "nika"?
400
Despite his name, he made a quite stupid decision by dividing the empire between his sons when he died.
Who was Yaroslav the Wise?
400
He was the mystical Persian poet admired by the Turks.
Who was Rumi?
400
The Russian prince who prompted other princes and his people to not rebel against the Mongols.
Who was Alexander Nevsky?
400
He was Genghis Khan's grandson who was even more violent than his grandfather.
Who was Batu Khan?
500
He was the emperor who banned the use of icons in the Byzantine Empire.
Who was Leo III?
500
The three rivers along which the Russian Empire was founded.
What are the Dneiper, Don, and Volga?
500
The founder of the Turkish Empire.
Who was Toghril Beg?
500
He was the most famous of the Seljuk sultans.
Who was Malik Shah?
500
This was the book compiled by Russian monks which told the history of Russia.
What is The Primary Chronicle?