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The center of the first Russian state.
What is Kiev
The highest official in the Byzantine/Eastern Orthodox Church
What is the Patriarch
This successful Byzantine emperor was determined to revive ancient Rome
Who was Justinian
Russia's first civilization arose in...
What is the farming region from Ukraine
Name of Mongol armies who invaded medieval Russia
Who is the Golden Horde
Open treeless grasslands of Southern Russia
What are steppes
The name for the split of the Roman Catholic Church and the Byzantine Church and the year
What is the Great Schism/1054AD
Constantinople is located on a strategic strait that links the Mediterranean and the
What is the Black Sea
The title for Russian rulers, Russian word Caesar
What is Tsar
Two skills the Mongols were experts at...
What are horseback riding and cross bow
This country allowed nobles a "free veto" which made laws difficult to pass
What is Poland-Lithuania
This church gives sermons in Latin and does not permit clergy to marry
What is the Roman Catholic Church
Three accomplishments from emperor Justinian
What is 1. Recaptured lost territory 2. Hagia Sophia 3. Justinian's Law Code 4. Built strong military force using Greek fire
The wealthy landowning class of Russia
Who are the Boyars
The Mongols conquered this country and decimated half the population in 1241
What is Hungary
The development of Kiev and its culture was the result of the blended cultures of what two peoples?
What are Slavs and Vikings
The Eastern Orthodox was against the worship of...
What are icons
The group the takes over the Byzantine Empire and how
What is Ottoman Turks, cannons and gunpowder
Two accomplishments of Ivan the Great
What is centralized power, brought much of North Russia under his control, and limited the power of landowning nobles
Genghis Khan's birth name and the name of his grandson who led the Golden Horde
Who is Temujin, Batu
Name of terror squad that Ivan the Terrible set up to enforce his will
What is Oprichniki
Religion of the Mongols in Russia
What is Islam
Products that came from India, China, Russia, and Africa
What is Silks China, Spices India, Furs Russia, Ivory Africa
3 reasons for Ivan the Terrible's nickname
What is enlarged the amount of serfs bound to the land, killed his son, oprichniki, delusional
The name of the battle where Russian princes defeat the Golden Horde vastly weakening their grip on Russia
What is Battle of Kulikovo?