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Chapter 11 WH8

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Who was Justinian? He was a high-ranking nobleman who took the throne of the Eastern Empire in 527.
How did Justinian make Constantinople a strong and beautiful capital? He built high, sturdy walls, a huge palace, public baths, courts, schools, hospitals and churches
What were the 2 biggest problems that the Byzantine empire faced? Terrible disease(Plague) and being forced to confront with many enemies.
The eastern Roman Empire became known as... Byzantium
What was The Justinian Code? It was a body of civil law that controlled Byzantine life.
Who created the Cyrillic alphabet for the Slavic languages? Saint Methodious and Saint Cyril.
What two groups of people had the greatest impact on the development of Russian civilization? The Slavs and the Vikings.
The Byzantine Empire influenced what type of government in early Russia's development? An autocrocy
What was the very first settlement that became the center of early Russian civilization? Kiev.
Who was the Russian leader who made sure all of the Russian citizens converted to Christianity and had the greatest impact on connecting Rus with Byzantium? Vladimir
Where does the Russian empire eventually remerge to establish their independence? Moscow.
Who was the most ruthless and feared leader of the Russian Empire? Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible.
Who were the nomads were herded goats and sheep, lived in tents, and used 2 humped camels to carry goods for centuries? Tu-Kiu or the Turks
Where were some places that the Abbasides lost grip of while setting up a capital in Baghdad? Morocco, Tunisia, Regions of Persia, Egypt
Where did Persian armies move to in 945 to end the power of the caliph? Baghdad
What is a caliph? a supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government.
What were mameklukes? Turkish military slaves
In 945, when the Persian conquered Baghdad, who was the power to govern assigned to? The Persian ruler
What was Seljuk culture influenced by? Persian culture.
What is a vizier? a prime miniser.
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