Who's Who?
The first ruler of Kievan Rus who converted to Christianity.
Who is Princess Olga of Kiev?
The year in which Vladimir converted to christianity.
What is 988?
This person converted to a Christian in 950
Who is Grandma (Queen) Olga?
This may have already resembled Christianity, and the year the baptism of Russia took place.
What is the environment of Kiev, and 989 CE?
The establishment of this
What is a permanent ecclesiastical organization?
The ruler that sent Christian missionaries to Kievan Rus on behalf of Princess Olga.
Who is king Otto I?
The way Vladimir celebrated winning the crown after his father died.
What is with pagan festivals and sacrifices?
The parts of Judaism or Islam that Vladimir didn't like
What is the dietary restrictions?
Christian churches in Russia replaced these with saints who were given pagan characteristics.
What is pagan gods?
Vladimir had the final say in this and he needed his church to be free of this
What is Canon Law and other rulers so he made up his own form of church traditions so he could be at the top?
The emperor of the Byzantine Empire at the time that began the process of converting to Christianity.
Who is Basil II?
Three Places Vladimir was potentially baptized at
What is Korsun, Kiev, or Vasiliev?
Reports from his ambassadors of this seen in the great Cathedral of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
What is dazzling worshiping?
Russia was linked to this because of their acceptance of Christanity according to the Greek rite.
What is Eastern Orthodox?
Russian Church evolved this independent organization
What is an autocephalous metropolitanate, and later a patriarch?
The eighth wife of Vladimir's, also sister of the emperor Byzantine.
Who is Anna Porphyrogenita?
These four religions were the religions Vladimir considered to become the new religion of Russia.
What are Islam, Judaism, Catholic Christianity, and Orthodox Christianity?
The reason Vladimir had a political alliance with Basil II
What is Basil allowed Vladimir to marry his sister if he converted to Christianity?
Three views of Christianity were spread through the south, north, and east of Russia from these people.
What is St. Andrew, St. Paul, and Byzantum?
Neither this nor this were superiors of the Russian Church because of this
What is Rome, Constantinople, and Vladimir behaved like a monarch who believed his own authority to be sufficient in all ecclesiastical matters?
The ruler of Russia credited with christianization.
Who is Prince Vladimir?
Vladimir chose this way of churching for his nation and was mainly concerned with ____ not ____.
What is Byzantine Rite, state, and church?
This reason is why Vladimir wanted to unite his people under a religion that had one God
What is paralleled obedience to one ruler?
Importance of this historical event / turning point
What is the expansion of Christianity outside the Roman empire, and Russia became the center of Eastern Orthodoxy?
Vladimir maintained a balance between this and this because Kiev was a trade center for many places and borrowed elements from this and adapted them to fit the needs of his people.
What is the Greek and the Latin portions of Christendom, and Byzantine, Western, and Slavic church traditions?