The Byzantine Empire
Who is the Byzantine Emperor known for codifying law in the Byzantine Empire?
Who is Justinian I
What neighboring state had a last lasting influence on the development of culture within Kievan Rus?
What is the Byzantine Empire?
What is the name of the Mongol leader who founded the Mongol Empire and is renowned for his military conquests of Asia and Europe?
Who is Genghis Khan?
OR
Chingus Khan
OR
Temujin Khan
What is the name for the code of honor and conduct followed by all samurari warriors in Feudal Japan?
What is Bushido?
What is the name of the ceremonial position in Japanese society that possesses very little political power?
What is the emperor?
DAILY DOUBLE:
What innovative architectural feature did Byzantine architects introduce in structures like the Hagia Sophia?
What is the dome?
Who was the ruler of Kievan Rus who converted to Christianity, marking the official adoption of Christianity in the region?
Who was Vladimir I
OR
Who was Vladimir "The Great"
What is Persia, China, and Kievan Rus
What native religion of Japan, characterized by the worship of "Kami" and ancestor veneration, played a significant role in shaping feudal Japanese society?
What is Shintoism?
What is the name of the wife of Emperor Justinian I?
Who is Empress Theodora?
What modern-day city stands on the site of the former Byzantine capital, Constantinople?
What is Istanbul?
What was the name of the majority population of agricultural workers located within Kievan Rus?
Who are the Slavs?
What is the name of the time period referred to as "Mongol Peace?"
What is Pax Mongolia?
What is the term for the practice of granting land to a vassal in exhange for their military service and loyalty?
What is feudalism?
What is the name of the traditional art style found in the Byzatine Empire made up of small patterns of cut glass, tile, or gold?
What is a mosaic?
What narrow waterway was Constantinople located on that separated the European and Asian continents?
What is the Bosphrous Strait?
What Greek missionary created a new language for the Slavic people in which to learn about Christianity?
Who is Saint Cyril
What famous trade route, connecting East Asia to Europe, flourished under Mongol rule?
What is the Silk Road?
What religion, emphasizing meditation and reconnection with nature, developed in China and became influential in Japanese society?
What is Zen Buddhism?
What is the name of the leading bishop found within the Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Church?
Who is the Patriarch?
What movement in the Eastern Orthodox Church banned the worship of religious icons and eventually led to their destruction?
What is the Iconoclastic Movement?
OR
What is Iconoclasm?
What is the specific name of the group of Mongols who ravaged Kievan Rus for over 200 years?
What is the Golden Horde?
What is the name of the lifestyle practiced by Mongols which involved herding domesticated animals to seasonal grazing areas?
What is animal husbandry
OR
What is nomadic-pastorialism?
DAILY DOUBLE:
What is the name of weather pattern, nicknamed "divine wind," that destroyed two attempted invasions of Japan by the Mongols?
What is a typhoon?
OR
What is a Kamikaze?
What is the name of the split within the Christian Church regarding theological differences that resulted in two separate denominations?
What is the Great Schism of 1054?