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Byzantine Empire
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Russian Empire
People
100
A Russian emperor
What is czar
100
The capital of the Byzantine Empire
What is Constantinople
100
The three rivers that were accessible in Moscow
What is Don, Volga, and Dnieper (Ob is accepted as well)
100
Attacked and demolished Kiev in 1240
What are Mongols
100
DAILY DOUBLE Vladimir's son and successor who led Kiev to even greater glory than his father
What is Yaroslav the Wise
200
DAILY DOUBLE Religious images used by the Eastern church to aid their worship
What is icons
200
The cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople, built by the order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian
What is Hagia Sophia
200
These were the four parts of the Justinian Code
What are the Code (contained former Roman laws that were still applicable to Byzantine society), the Digest (the ideas of Rome's greatest thinkers on the laws), the Institutes (told law students how to use the laws, and the Novellae (laws passed after 534)
200
________ was appointed tax collector after helping crush a Russian revolt against the Mongols Add 200 more points if you can answer this correctly: What are the two nicknames that were given to this person *if you choose to go for the bonus and you get it wrong, you take away the amount of points the bonus AND the regular question are (in this case 400 points)
What is Ivan I Grand Prince and Ivan Moneybag
200
One of the most feared warriors of all time, unified tribes in Mongolia to form the ferocious Mongols
What is Genghis Khan
300
The body of Roman civil law collected and organized by order of the Byzantine emperor, Justinian
What is Justinian Code
300
Byzantine education led to the preservation of this culture…
What is Greco-Roman culture
300
Turkish slaves bought by the Abbasids that they trained as soldiers and were highly prized by them
What is Mamelukes
300
The two things the Mongols demanded were…
What is absolute obedience and massive amounts of tribute
300
The first member of the Kievan nobility to convert to Chrisitianity
What is Princess Olga
400
People from the forests north of the Black Sea, ancestors of many peoples in Eastern Europe today
What are Slavs
400
This led to the split of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church…
What is dispute over religious doctrine
400
DAILY DOUBLE The Turks chose this Persian city as their capital
What is Isfahan
400
The decline of Kiev was caused by…
What is Yaroslav's death -> instead of passing the throne to the eldest son, he divided the empire among his sons which led to fighting for the choicest territories
400
The last of the strong Seljuk rulers, his death contributed to the fall of the Seljuk Empire
What is Malik Shah
500
Prime minister in a Muslim kingdom or empire
What is vizier
500
Justinian's wife Add 500 more points if you can answer this question: What was Justinian considering doing when his wife urged him not to *if you choose to go for the bonus and you get it wrong, you take away the amount of points the bonus AND the regular question are (in this case 1000 points)
What is Theodora Answer to bonus: fleeing during the Nika Rebellion
500
A rebellion led by Byzantine citizens that were angry with the government
What is the Nika Rebellion
500
Prince of Novgorod and miltary hero who advised his fellow nobles to cooperate with the Mongols in order to protect his citizens
Who is Alexander Nevsky
500
A Western pope who launched the first Crusade
What is Pope Urban II