Great church built by Justinian, an achievement in architecture and engineering that nobody had been able to do before, one of the wonders of the Christian World.
What is the Hagia Sophia
100
The form of religion that developed in Byzantium and spread to Russia and the Balkans
What is Orthodox Christianity
100
Important city where Scandinavian traders set set up governments along their trade routes, capital of Kievan Rus'.
What is Kiev
100
Byzantine Emperor from 527-565, systematized the Roman legal code, sought to reconquer the lost western half of the classical Roman Empire, had the Hagia Sophia built.
Who is Justinian
100
A place for chariot races and spectacle in the Byzantine Empire, a place where Justinian had 30,000 rebels killed.
What is the Hippodrome
200
Paintings of Saints and other religious figures, often richly ornamented, blue and gold backgrounds set with richly dressed religious figures were meant to represent the unchanging brilliance of heaven.
What are icon paintings
200
to cut off from communion with the church or exclude from the sacraments, The Patriarch and Pope both did this to each other.
what is excommunicated
200
Term used to call the Mongols by the people in Russia, they conquered Kievan Rus' in 1237.
Who are the Tatars
200
Wife of Justinian, was named Co-Empress, a former courtesan, pushed plans for expansion and heavily influenced the decisions of her husband.
Who is Theodora
200
Walls protecting the city of Constantinople.
What are Theodosian Walls
300
Artwork found in Ravenna Italy, made by Byzantines usually depicting a religious image, are some of the most beautiful of their kind found anywhere in the world.
What are mosaics
300
Wealthy Russians placed an emphasis on this, charity, giving donations to the poor or needy.
What is almsgiving
300
Russian aristocrats, had less power than their counterparts in western Europe.
Who are the boyars
300
King of Russian state Kievan' Rus, faced a decision on what religion to choose for his people, converted himself and all of his people to Orthodox Christianity.
Who is Vladimir
300
event in 1071, large army of Byzantine Empire was annihilated, empire never recovered to a strong power after this battle.
What is the Battle of Manzikert
400
contemporary historian and scholar during the time of Justinian, wrote about the Emperor and called him a man who was, "easily deceived by any man who wanted to deceive him."
Who is Procopius
400
Missionaries, Byzantine government sent them to convert people to Eastern Orthodoxy, devised a written script for the Slavic language that greatly aided their efforts.
Who are Cyril and Methodius
400
Traders coming from the north in Scandinavia, these people uses Slavic lands to reach the Byzantine Empire and trade flourished between Scandinavia an Constantinople with their help.
Who are the Norse
400
Byzantine Emperor in the 11th century known as the "Slayer of the Bulgarians," blinded many of his Bulgarian prisoners.
Who is Basil II
400
Empire located in Persia, main power in Eastern Europe along with the Byzantine Empire, lasted for a period of more than 400 years.
What is the Sassanian Empire
500
Alphabet devised by Orthodox missionaries for the Slavic people, named after one of the missionaries. Increased literacy of religious texts.
What is Cyrillic
500
ambitious church Patriarch in Constantinople, revived the issue of what bread must be used in the church, attacked the Roman Catholic church for insisting on celibacy for its priests.
Who is Patriarch Michael
500
Scandinavian who became the first King of Kievan Rus' in 855 CE.
Who is Rurik
500
Emperor who was a product of the Byzantine military organization, notorious for his hatred of Greek education and philosophy.