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| 3306220433 | What are the two major religions in Europe? | Eastern Europe was centered in Constantinople and the patriarch Western Europe was centered on the pope | 0 | |
| 3306221071 | How was the Byzantine Empire related to Rome? | Leaders saw themselves as descendants of Rome They kept the Roman government alive (Roman law) | 1 | |
| 3306275939 | What was a great city during the time of the Byzantine Empire? | Constantinople | 2 | |
| 3306301763 | What were some characteristics of the Orthodox Christian church? | It started in eastern Europe It was dominant through eastern Europe | 3 | |
| 3307856167 | What was traded in Constantinople | Arab and Asian products and silk making techniques | 4 | |
| 3307875714 | Where did Byzantine culture spread? | Mainly north toward Europe | 5 | |
| 3307906990 | East and West parts of Byzantine empire | Didn't connect very well Spread culture from south to north (Up) Eastern more developed | 6 | |
| 3307915730 | What was set up in the Byzantine Empire? | A new capital, Constantinople | 7 | |
| 3307924092 | Constantinople | Started as Byzantine village New buildings and churches built Spoke Latin in court but Greek was the official language Complex administration and elaborate ceremonies for emperor | 8 | |
| 3313764051 | What were characteristics of the early Byzantine empire? | There was a constant threat of invasion Eastern emperors relied on military power | 9 | |
| 3313782843 | What was Justinian like? | He was easily persuaded and not very smart Had a manipulative wife named Theodora | 10 | |
| 3313819488 | What were Justinian's major achievements? | Rebuilt Constantinople Added domes to popular architecture - Hagia Sohpia - a church Created a law code similar to Rome's - This helped unify the empire and avoid confusion | 11 | |
| 3313864156 | Who was Belisarius? | A Roman general | 12 | |
| 3313864876 | What did Belisarius do? | Helped try to recapture the old empire Retook parts of Africa and Italy (later lost to the Germans) Attempted to conquer weakened empires leading to all types of invasions - Increased taxes led to revolts | 13 | |
| 3313883083 | What religion was practiced in the Byzantine Empire? | People were forcibly converted to Christianity | 14 | |
| 3313888516 | What were characteristics of Byzantine culture? | Kept Hellenistic culture alive Roman achievements improved | 15 | |
| 3313891176 | What led to the end of the Byzantine Empire? | Continuous Arab invasion | 16 | |
| 3313898755 | What effects did the Arab invasions have on the Byzantine Empire? | Empire saved by greek fire Left economic troubles Higher taxes Troubles for farmers | 17 | |
| 3313906363 | Other than invasion, what weakened the Byzantine Empire? | Weak then poor emperor cycle | 18 | |
| 3313913874 | What did marriages do for the Byzantine Empire? | Maintained the Balkan states - Tsar slavic version of Caesar | 19 | |
| 3313919385 | What other civilization were Byzantine society and politics related to? | China | 20 | |
| 3313928820 | Describe the Byzantine emperor and religion | Ordained by God Picked by high priest Power over state key in orthodox Elaborate rituals | 21 | |
| 3333317784 | What position could women sometimes hold in government? | Sometimes hold power Ex: Theodora, Zoe | 22 | |
| 3333337140 | What was the Byzantium bureaucracy like? | Any class could join Had classical greek school teaching similar to priests | 23 | |
| 3333345468 | How was Byzantine military organized? | They got soldiers by offering land grants The chain of command eventually became hereditary which became a problem | 24 | |
| 3333359925 | What were icon paintings? | Religious figures painted | 25 | |
| 3333362623 | What did Byzantine ideas reflect? | More of the past than their own original ideas | 26 | |
| 3333383415 | What arguments did the patriarch start between the western and eastern churches? | Bread with or without yeast for communion He attacked Roman Catholics -Celibacy of priests | 27 | |
| 3333390889 | What happened during the Schism? | Roman pope excommunicated the patriarch Split between the two churches Patriarch excommunicated all Roman Catholics Only slight communication between them remained | 28 | |
| 3333406553 | What caused the decline of the Byzantine Empire? | The Schism Turkish Muslim invaders Seljuks took control of most of the empire | 29 | |
| 3333492910 | How did the Byzantines spread Christianity? | Sent missionaries to balkans -Cyril and Mathodius | 30 | |
| 3333546366 | What language did the Byzantines use? | They created a script for slavic languages made of greek letters Alphabet is cyrillic | 31 | |
| 3333639075 | What were some characteristics of Kievan Rus? | Contained small slavic groups Bulgarians adopted slavic culture Slavs used iron Animistic religion | 32 | |
| 3333758330 | What was trade in Kievan Rus like? | Traders began to work along long rivers -Dnieper river Center of trade | 33 | |
| 3333869260 | Who was Vladimir I? | He converted to Chrisitanity and forced conversion of people Created law code and small courts | 34 | |
| 3333891313 | Who was Yaroslav? | He made a legal code built churches Translated literature from greek to slavic | 35 | |
| 3333904117 | What civilization did Russian culture follow? | Followed Byzantines Enjoyed luxury of rulers Elaborate churches and rituals | 36 | |
| 3333931570 | What was Russian culture like? | Thought disasters were signs from God Used cyrillic alphabet Didn't have a philosophical or scientific focus | 37 | |
| 3333938932 | Who were Boyars? | Russian aristocrats Had power over peasants who generally owned their own land | 38 | |
| 3333951246 | What did the Russians do to gain power? | Married off their children to Germans | 39 | |
| 3333951248 | What were some characteristics of Kiev? | The main city of Kievan Rus Center of trade Good production of top of hill Religious center Trading (popular with 8 markets) | 40 | |
| 3333960346 | What religious characteristics did Kiev have? | Cathedral of Saint Sophia Caves of lavra Religious architecture | 41 | |
| 3333999207 | What caused Kievan decline? | Rival princes fought over the throne Fall of Byzantines weakened Kievan Mongols invaded Taken over by tartars | 42 | |
| 3334225614 | Who are the Tartars? | Russian word for mongols | 43 | |
| 3334262604 | What happened after Russia regained power from the Tartars? | Returned to their old ways Christianity had never disappeared Named its status "third Rome" | 44 | |
| 3334310755 | Who had more power: western or eastern Europe? | Western Europe | 45 | |
| 3333947148 | What did the Russians do to gain power? | 46 |
