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| 3313764952 | Hagia Sophia | New church constructed in Constantinople during reign of Justinian | 0 | |
| 3313764953 | Belisarius | 505-565 One of Justinian's most important military commanders during period of reconquest of western Europe; Commanded in north Africa and Italy | 1 | |
| 3313809092 | Greek Fire | Byzantine weapon consisting of mixtures of chemicals that ignited when exposed to water; utilized to drive back the Arab fleets that attacked Constantinople | 2 | |
| 3313913186 | Bulgaria | Slavic kingdom established in northern portions of Balkan peninsula; constant source of pressure on Byzantine empire; defeated by emperor Basil II in 1014 | 3 | |
| 3313920630 | icon | an icon is an artistic representation, usually of a religious figure | 4 | |
| 3313926389 | Cyril | 827-869 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 written script for slavic known as Cyrillic | 5 | |
| 3327455938 | Methodius | 826-885 along with Cyril, missionary sent by Byzantine government to eastern Europe and the Balkans; converted southern Russia and Balkans to Orthodox Christianity; responsible for creation of written script for slavic known as Cyrillic | 6 | |
| 3327455939 | Kiev | Trade city in southern Russia established by scandinavian traders in 9th century; became focal point for kingdom of Russia that flourished to 12th century | 7 | |
| 3327455940 | Rurik | Legendary scandinavian, regarded as founder of the first kingdom of Russia based in Kiev in 855 | 8 | |
| 3327455941 | Kievan Rus | The predecessor to modern Russia; a medieval state that existed from the end of the 9th century to the middle of the 13th century; its territory spanned parts of modern belarus, ukraine, and Russia | 9 | |
| 3327455942 | Vladimir I | Ruler of russian kingdom of Kiev from 980 to 1015; converted kingdom to christianity | 10 | |
| 3327455943 | Russian Orthodoxy | Russian form of Christianity impoerted from Byzantine empire and combined with local religion; king characteristically controlled major appointments | 11 | |
| 3327455944 | Yaroslav | 978-1054 last of the great kieven monarchs; issued legal codification based kn formal codes developed in Byzantine | 12 | |
| 3327455945 | Boyars | Russian aristocrats; possessed less political power than did their counterparts in western Europe | 13 | |
| 3327455946 | Tatars | Mongols; captured Russian cities and largely destroyed Kievan state in 1236; left russian orthodoxy and aristocracy intact | 14 |
