Three main reasons for the Byzantine Empire's decline were ____________, ________________, and _____________

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Chapter 11 - WH

Byzantine, Russian, and Turkish Empires

Question	Answer
Who was the most effective ruler in the Byzantine Empire?	Justinian
What kind of Empire did the Byzantine Empire use?	Autocracy
The capital of new Rome was__________	Constantinople
The new capital of Rome became the perfect place for_________	Trade
What was Justinian's greatest achievement?	Justinian's Code
The Byzantine Empire's had a strong military but it's power was based on the fact that it was an _________ empire.	Economic
Three main reasons for the Byzantine Empire's decline were ____________, ________________, and _____________	The Crusades; the Bubonic Plague; the invasion and the conquering of the Byzantine empire by the Muslim Turks
The main contribution that the Byzantine Empire left behind was the legacy of _______ and ________ knowledge.	Greek; Roman
The beautiful church in the capital of Rome that Justinian built was called the __________.	Hagia Sophia
Christianity was divided into Western Christianity called __________ and Eastern Christianity called __________. The main issue between the two branches was over the use of _____ in the church.	Roman Catholic; Greek Orthodox; icons
What were the groups or cultures that had the greatest impact on the development of Russian civilization?	The Vikings and Slavs
Which empire had a large influence on the development of early Russia because of it's geography/ close proximity to where the civilization developed?	The Byzantine Empire.
What was the very first settlement that became the center of early Russian civilization?	Kiev
Who was the Russian leader who made sure that all Russian citizens converted to Christianity?	Prince Vladimir
Who had many religious texts translated to the slavic language, made improvements to Kiev, issued a code of law, and developed the first library?	Yaroslav the Wise
The group that conquered Russia and ruled Southern Russia for 200 years were the ______ and they were led by_________.	Mongols; Genghis Kahn
The Russian empire finally emerges when Russian princes in _______ establish their independence from the empire that ruled over them.	Moscow
Who led the Russian state to became an empire?	Ivan the Great (or Ivan III)
Who was a ruthless and feared ruler of the Russian Empire that gave Russia a model of absolute power as their legacy?	Ivan the Terrible (or Ivan IV)
Which empire did the Abbasids rule?	The Muslim Empire
What were the mamelukes originally?	Slaves
When the Persians conquered Baghdad in 945, who was assigned to govern power?	Sultan
What culture mostly influenced the Seljuk culture?	Persian
What was a vizier in the Seljuk empire?	A political leader
Who was the last strong, effective leader?	Malik Shah

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