The Byzantine Empire
This was a beautiful church in the Byzantine Empire. This church was considered an architectural marvel, and it is still a major tourist attraction today.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
This was the division between Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christianity.
What is the Great Schism of 1054?
This location was linked to the Byzantine Empire through trade and the beliefs and traditions of Orthodox Christianity.
What is Kiev?
These two items were the biggest military advantage the Mongols had over their enemies.
What are horses and bows?
This individual helped free Russia from Mongol rule, and he began an empire.
Who is Ivan III?
The greatest emperor of the Byzantine Empire after the split of the Roman Empire.
Who is Emperor Justinian?
This leader has the most power in the Roman Catholic church.
Who is the Pope?
This empire declined for the following reasons: a plague, frequent raids and external attacks, and a 50 day siege.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
This was the most famous and successful leader of the Mongols. They used force to conquer territory in Asia and the Middle East.
Who is Genghis Khan?
Eastern Orthodox Christianity became the official religion of Kiev under this individual.
Who is Vladimir I?
A woman who was an actress, and she became empress of the Byzantine Empire. This woman would have significant political power, and she convinced her husband to stay in Constantinople to end the Nika Riots.
Who is Empress Theodora?
This was the new name attributed to the eastern part of the Christian Church
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church?
The priests, bishops, and Patriarch are the leaders of this church.
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church?
These are the four regions that the Mongol Empire was divided into after the death of Genghis Khan.
What are the Khanates?
This was a famous and powerful trade city in Russia.
What is Kiev?
This was the body of civil law created for the Byzantine Empire, and these laws were taken and edited from the Roman Empire.
What is the Justinian Code?
The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church follows the teachings of this individual and the teachings are found in this book.
Who is Jesus, and What is the Bible?
This was the title given to Russian leaders.
Who is the Czar?
This was the peaceful time during the Mongol Empire.
What is the Pax Mongolica?
These two events led to the decline of Kiev.
This was a wealthy trade city between the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
What is Constantinople?
These are the contributing factors to the Great Schism of 1054. (Hint: There are three)
What are the excommunication of the Patriarch by the Pope in Constantinople, the disagreement over the type of bread used during Communion, and a disagreement over the use of icons during worship?
These were the four Khanates of the Mongol Empire.
What are the Ilkhanate, the Great Khanate (Yuan Dynasty), the Golden Horde, and the Chagatai Khanate?
The Mongols did this to Russia in the areas of new ideas and inventions from Western Europe?
What is isolation?
This was the writing system used in Russia, and the basis of the language was brought to the Slavs by Cyril and Methodius.
What is the Cyrillic Alphabet?