People
Most successful ruler of the Byzantines, revived Rome's glory.
Who is Justinian?
A harbor city along major trade routes that was a key part of the Byzantine's success.
What is Constantinople?
The Great Schism of the Churches
What happened in 1054?
One of the causes of the Byzantine's decline
Answers vary, what do the schism, icons, invasions, crusades, etc have in common?
A prosperous harbor city along major trade routes
What is Constantinople?
The highest official in the Byzantine / Orthodox Church
Who is the Patriarch?
The Russian Empire after Mongol rule began from this location.
What is Moscow?
Viking Chieftain Rurik established the first Rus kingdom in which city (bonus 100 for date)
What is Novgorod, 862 or 9th century?
The Turkish group that captured Baghdad from the Abbasids
The two churches formed by the Schism
What are the Catholic and Orthodox churches?
Ruler credited with spreading Christianity (Orthodox) to Russia as the official religion.
Who is Vladamir I?
This Russian city was connected to the Byzantines by river.
What is Kiev?
Seljuks seized control of which city to establish their control in Anatolia (bonus 100 for date)
Where is Baghdad, 1055?
This set of laws was used by rulers for generations as a model of how laws should look.
What is Justinian's Code?
The most famous ruler of the Seljuks.
Who was Malik Shah?
Ruler who ended Mongol rule in Russia and tried to make Moscow the "third Rome"
Who is Ivan III?
The city captured from the Abbasids & Persians by the Seljuk Turks
What is Baghdad?
Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Empire
When is 1453?
The two groups who's cultures blended to create Russian culture.
What are Slavic and Viking cultures?
The impact Mongol occupation had on Russia.
What are isolation from Western Europe and a model of authoritative leadership?
The first official czar of Russia, who established a tradition of authoritative rule.
Who is Ivan IV?
The original main city of Rus people BEFORE the city of Kiev was founded.
What is Novgorod?
Death of this man led to the fall of the Turks (bonus 100 for date)
Who is Malik Shah, in 1092?
The two rulers during the Kievan Rus "Golden Age"
Who are Vladamir I and Yaroslav I the Wise?
Style of leadership that mostly developed in Russia.
Autocratic/Authoritative