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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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