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Byzantine & Russia

Byzantine Empire and Russia Vocabulary

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Ivan IV Nobleman who became the emperor of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Empire)
Belisarius Justinian's general who conquered North Africa, Italy, and parts of Spain
Justinian Code A unified code of law consisting of 4 parts based on Roman laws
Ottoman Turks Group of people from Anatolia who conquered Constantinople in 1453
Patriarch Leading bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Icons Religious images
Mosaics Pictures or designs made from stone, glass, or tile
Excommunication To make an outcast of the Church
Cyrillic Alphabet Alphabet created by Christian monks used to translate the Bible into Slavic languages
Iconoclastic Controversy A dispute over the use of icons in worship between the Eastern and Western Church
Slavs Group of people from north of the Black Sea who are the ancestors of Eastern Europeans
Rurik Viking chief who became king of the Slavs and founded the city of Novgorod
Vladimir Prince who converted to Byzantine Christianity and made Kiev a Christian state
Yaroslav the Wise Russia Prince who created Russia's law code and built many churches
Mongols Nomads from Central Asia who conquered Russia
Ivan I Russia Prince who ruled as "Grand Prince" under the Mongols
Pravada Russika Russian law code created by Yaroslav the Wise
Czar Russian for Caesar - became the official title for the Russian ruler under Ivan III
"Third Rome" Name given to Moscow by Ivan III
Steppe Area of dry grassland located in Eurasia where nomadic people lived and traded
Genghis Khan Leader of the Mongols who led the conquering of Russia
Ivan IV Known as "The Terrible" - He was the first to officially use the title of czar
Ivan III Known as "The Great" - This Russian prince challenged Mongol rule and was the first to use the title czar
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