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WH 7
Byzantine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? | Constantinople |
| Eventually, the Byzantine Empire fell to which group? | Ottoman Turks |
| Who was the greatest of the Byzantine emperors? | Justinian |
| What was the name of Justinian's legal code? | Justinian's Code |
| What language was spoken in the Byzantine Empire? | Greek |
| What form of Christianity did they practice in the Byzantine Empire? | Greek (Eastern) Orthodox |
| When the Christian church split, what were the names of the two groups? | Roman Catholic and Greek (Eastern) Orthodox |
| Who was the leader of the Catholic church? | Pope |
| What kind of art is the Greek Orthodox church famous for? | mosaics |
| What is the Byzantine Empire's most famous piece of architecture? | Hagia Sophia |
| Through trading Slavs, Orthodox Christianity spread to what regions? | Russia and Eastern Europe |
| Byzantine monks created what alphabet (still used by Russians today)? | Cyrillic Alphabet |
| What was the city of Constantinople originally known as? | Byzantium |
| What is the city of Constantinople known as today? | Istanbul |
| What sea is to the north of Constantinople? | Black Sea |
| Who was Justinian's wife? | Theodora |
| What was the split in the Christian church called? | The Great Schism |
| Where are most of the Slavic people today? | Russia |
| What language did the Catholic church use in their liturgy? | Latin |
| What language did the Eastern Orthodox church use in their liturgy? | Greek |
| What is the practice of the Catholic priests not marrying called? | celibacy |
| What is artwork featuring a religious figure called? | Icons |
| Who were the people who banned artwork featuring anything religious except the cross? | Iconoclasts |
| After it was a Christian church, what did the Hagia Sophia become? | a Muslim mosque |
| What is the Hagia Sophia today? | a museum |
| Who was the leader of the Eastern Orthodox church? | Patriarch |
| What body of water flows through Constantinople? | Bosporus Strait |
| Who was the leader of the Mongols? | Genghis Khan |
| What was the original capital of Russia? | Kiev |
| Who ran the Mongols out of Russia? | Ivan the Great |
| Which Russian converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity? | Prince Vladimir |
| What became the capital of Russia after the ran out the Mongols? | Moscow |
| What title did the leader of Russia start using after they ran out the Mongols? | czar |
| What was the name of the Orthodox Church in Russia? | St. Basil's cathedral |
| What group converted to Orthodox Christianity after being introduced to it while trading? | Slavs |
| What was the name of the group of Mongols led by Genghis Khan that invaded Russia? | Golden Horde |
| Russia became known as the "_____ _____"? | Third Rome |
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