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| 2999929149 | Hagia Sophia | New church constructed in contanipole during regin of Justinian. | 0 | |
| 2999929150 | Belisarius | One of Justinian's most important military commanders during period of reconquest of western Europe; commanded in north Africa and Italy. | 1 | |
| 2999929151 | Greek Fire | Byzantine weapons consisting of mixture of chemicals that ignited when exposed to water; utilized to drive back the Arab fleets that attacked Constantinople. | 2 | |
| 2999929152 | Bulgaria | Slavic Kingdom established in northern portions of Balkan peninsula; constant source of pressure on Byzantine empire; defeated by Emperor Basil. | 3 | |
| 2999929153 | Icon | An icon is an artistic representation, usually of a religious figure. | 4 | |
| 2999929154 | Cryil | Along with Methodius, missionary sent by Byzantine government to eastern Europe and the Balkans; converted southern Russia and Balkans to Orthodox Christianity; responsible for creation of of written script for Slavic known as Cyrillic. | 5 | |
| 2999929155 | Methodius | Along with Cryil, missionary sent by Byzantine government to eastern Europe and the Balkans; converted southern Russia and Balkans to Orthodox Christianity; responsible for creation of of written script for Slavic known as Cyrillic. | 6 | |
| 2999929156 | Kiev | Trade city in southern Russia established by Scandinavia traders; became focal point for kingdom of Russia that flourished. | 7 | |
| 2999929157 | Rurik | Legendary Scandinavia, regarded as founder of the first kingdom of Russia based in Kiev. | 8 | |
| 2999929158 | Kievan Rus' | The predecessor to modern Russia; a medieval state that existed; its territory spanned parts of modern Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. | 9 | |
| 2999929159 | Vladimir 1 | Ruler of Russian kingdom Kiev; converted kingdom to Christianity. | 10 | |
| 2999929160 | Russian Orthodoxy | Russian form of Christianity imported from Byzantine empire and combined with local religion; king characteristically controlled major appointments. | 11 | |
| 2999929161 | Yaroslav | Last of great Kievan monarchs; issued legal codification based on formal codes developed in Byzantium. | 12 | |
| 2999929162 | Boyars | Russian aristocrats; possessed less political power than did their counterparts in western Europe. | 13 | |
| 2999929163 | Tatars | Mongol; captured Russian cities and largely destroyed Kievan state; left Russian Orthodoxy and aristocracy intact. | 14 |
