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What are Istanbul, What are Istanbul, Constantinople,and Constantinople,and

Byzantium?Byzantium?These are the three names These are the three names throughout History used for throughout History used for

the capital city of the the capital city of the Byzantine Empire. Byzantine Empire.

What are the Bosporus, the What are the Bosporus, the Golden Horn, and The the Golden Horn, and The the

Sea of Marmara?Sea of Marmara?These are the three These are the three bodies of water that bodies of water that protect the city of protect the city of Constantinople.Constantinople.

What were the Black and What were the Black and Mediterranean Seas ( could Mediterranean Seas ( could

also say Aegean Sea)?also say Aegean Sea)?

These were the two These were the two large bodies of water large bodies of water

that met at the capital of that met at the capital of the Byzantine Empire.the Byzantine Empire.

What are the Carpathian, What are the Carpathian, Caucasus, and Ural Caucasus, and Ural

montains?montains?These are the three These are the three

mountain ranges that mountain ranges that border the Russian or border the Russian or

European steppe.European steppe.

What were Constantinople, What were Constantinople, Rome, Antioch, Alexandria Rome, Antioch, Alexandria

and Jerusalem?and Jerusalem?These were the five cities, These were the five cities,

who’s Bishops or patriarchs who’s Bishops or patriarchs governed the Christian governed the Christian

Church until 600 A.D. and Church until 600 A.D. and the rise of Islam.the rise of Islam.

Who was Emperor Justinian Who was Emperor Justinian I?I?

He was the great leader of He was the great leader of the Byzantine Empire.the Byzantine Empire.

What was the Nika What was the Nika Rebellion?Rebellion?

This was the revolt that took This was the revolt that took place in Constantinople and place in Constantinople and threatened to bring down threatened to bring down

the reign of Justinian.the reign of Justinian.

Who was Belisarius?Who was Belisarius?

He was Justinian’s brilliant He was Justinian’s brilliant general, who with the aid of general, who with the aid of

Greek fire extended the Greek fire extended the empire to almost the size of empire to almost the size of

the old Roman Empire.the old Roman Empire.

Who were Methodius and Who were Methodius and Cyril?Cyril?

These were the two brothers These were the two brothers who extended Byzantine and who extended Byzantine and

Greek Orthodox teaching Greek Orthodox teaching into Slavic Eastern and into Slavic Eastern and

Central Europe.Central Europe.

What was the Hagia What was the Hagia Sophia?Sophia?

This was the huge This was the huge church built by Justinian church built by Justinian in 532 A.D. with a huge in 532 A.D. with a huge

dome 165 feet high.dome 165 feet high.

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Who was Yaroslav the Who was Yaroslav the Wise?Wise?

He was the greatest He was the greatest ruler of Kievan Rus and ruler of Kievan Rus and ruled from 1019-1054 ruled from 1019-1054

A.D.A.D.

Who was Genghis Khan?Who was Genghis Khan?

He was the first Mongol He was the first Mongol leader who organized the leader who organized the

various tribes of the various tribes of the eastern steppe into a eastern steppe into a lethal fighting force.lethal fighting force.

Who were the boyars?Who were the boyars?

They were the Russian They were the Russian nobles. nobles.

Who was Theodora?Who was Theodora?

She was Justinian’s She was Justinian’s brilliant wife, who many brilliant wife, who many

said was the power said was the power behind the throne.behind the throne.

Who was Ivan IV or Ivan Who was Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible or Ivan the the Terrible or Ivan the

Awesome?Awesome?He was the first Russian Czar He was the first Russian Czar and earned several and earned several

nicknames for his harsh nicknames for his harsh punishments and autocratic punishments and autocratic

style of government.style of government.

Who was Ivan III?Who was Ivan III?

He was the first Muscovite He was the first Muscovite Prince to refuse to pay Prince to refuse to pay

taxes to the Mongols and taxes to the Mongols and overthrew Mongol rule in overthrew Mongol rule in

1480.1480.

Who was the metropolitan?Who was the metropolitan?

He was the chief bishop of He was the chief bishop of the Kievan church chosen by the Kievan church chosen by

the religious head of the the religious head of the Greek Orthodox church.Greek Orthodox church.

What was the Taiga?What was the Taiga?

This was the forest zone of This was the forest zone of northern Kievan Rus frozen northern Kievan Rus frozen most of year with a limited most of year with a limited four month growing season.four month growing season.

What was the Pravda What was the Pravda Russkaia?Russkaia?

This was the first Russian This was the first Russian law code issued by Yaroslav law code issued by Yaroslav

the Wise.the Wise.

What are the Dneiper, the What are the Dneiper, the Dvina, the Dniester, the Don Dvina, the Dniester, the Don

and the Vistula?and the Vistula?These are the five important These are the five important rivers of the Russian steppe rivers of the Russian steppe that begin with D and one that begin with D and one with V that empty into the with V that empty into the

Baltic or Black Seas.Baltic or Black Seas.

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What were Novgorod and What were Novgorod and Kiev?Kiev?

These were the two These were the two cities in Kievan Rus that cities in Kievan Rus that

prospered along the prospered along the Viking trade routes.Viking trade routes.

What was Vienna?What was Vienna?

This was the city that the This was the city that the Mongols were about to Mongols were about to attack before suddenly attack before suddenly leaving and returning to leaving and returning to

elect a new leader or Khan. elect a new leader or Khan.

What was Japan and the What was Japan and the kamikaze or sacred winds kamikaze or sacred winds

that blew apart both Mongol that blew apart both Mongol fleets?fleets?This is the island kingdom This is the island kingdom

that the Mongols twice that the Mongols twice unsuccessfully tried to unsuccessfully tried to

invade during the reign of invade during the reign of Kublai Khan.Kublai Khan.

What was Samarkand?What was Samarkand?

This was the capital of This was the capital of the Mongol empire the Mongol empire

before they established before they established the Yuan dynasty in the Yuan dynasty in

China.China.

What were well made roads What were well made roads and better systems of and better systems of

taxation and taxation and communication?communication?These were two innovations These were two innovations

that the Mongols left the that the Mongols left the Slavic people of eastern Slavic people of eastern

Europe.Europe.

What is a dowry?What is a dowry?

This is the term used for This is the term used for the wealth ( often the wealth ( often

mandated) that a woman mandated) that a woman brought to a marriage.brought to a marriage.

What are icons?What are icons?

This is the term for the This is the term for the holy pictures of Jesus and holy pictures of Jesus and

the Virgin Mary so the Virgin Mary so important in the Greek important in the Greek

Orthodox Church.Orthodox Church.

What was the iconoclastic What was the iconoclastic controversy?controversy?

This is the act that split the This is the act that split the Roman and Greek Christian Roman and Greek Christian

churches and caused a churches and caused a permanent separation permanent separation

between the two.between the two.

What are mosaics?What are mosaics?

These are pictures or These are pictures or designs formed by inlaid designs formed by inlaid pieces of stone, glass, or pieces of stone, glass, or

enamel. (Also often done in enamel. (Also often done in kindergarten with colored kindergarten with colored

macaroni)macaroni)

What was the Justinian What was the Justinian Code?Code?

This was the Byzantine This was the Byzantine preservation of Roman Law preservation of Roman Law

sometimes called the sometimes called the Corpus Juris Civilis.Corpus Juris Civilis.