Byzantine Empire
The power held by the Byzantine emperors
What is absolute power?
First people to live in what is now known as Russia
Who were the Slavic tribes?
During the decline of the Roman Empire in the
Middle Ages, most people moved there.
What is the countryside [or rural areas]?
Muslim invaders from the south seized Sicily and
raided Italy. In 846, they sacked this city.
What is Rome?
This was the code for knights which glorified both combat and romantic love.
What was chivalry?
Rebuilding the Hagia Sophia is considered his crowning achievement
Who was Justinian?
This group settled among the Slavs in the 800's
Who were the Vikings?
To adapt to rural conditions, the Church built these religious communities
What are monasteries [or convents]?
Unlike the Muslims, the Magyars did this with their captives.
What is selling them as slaves?
This was a knight's main obligation to the lord.
What was serving in battle?
Simple picture used by eastern Christians to show a famous person or event
What is an icon?
Yaroslav the Wise created a legal code tailored to address this aspect of Kiev's business
What is trade or commerce?
The Venerable Bede, a monk, wrote a history of this country in about 731 AD
What is England
The Vikings were from this region.
What is Scandinavia?
The duty of this young man--the son of a knight--was to begin to practice fighting skills.
What was a page?
Location of the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church at the time of the split with the Eastern Orthodox Church
What is Rome?
The Russians were required to
provide this to their Mongol conquerors
What is a tributes (a large sum of goods or money)?
Monasteries increased their economic and political power by drawing more members from this social class.
What is the Aristocracy?
This imaginary creature was often carved on the front of a Viking ship.
What is a sea monster?
They were traveling poet-musicians, who composed songs about romantic love.
Who were troubadours?
Location of the leadership of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the time of the split with the Roman Catholic Church
What is Constantinople?
Ivan III, “The Great,” used this title, which is Russian for “Caesar.”
What is Czar?
Charles or Charles the Great was the grandson of Charles Martel, but was commonly known by this name.
Who was Charlemagne?
This was the political and economic system based on land-holding and protective alliances, which emerged in Europe in the medieval era.
What was Feudalism?
In exchange for military protection and other services, a lord, or landowner, granted land called a fief. This was the name for the person receiving a fief.
What was a vassal?