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| 5818624169 | Hagia Sophia | New church constructed in Constantinople during reign of Justinian | 0 | |
| 5818624170 | Belisarius | One of Justinian's most important military commanders during period of reconquest of western Europe; commanded in North Africa and Italy | 1 | |
| 5818624171 | Greek fire | Byzantine weapon consisting of mixture of chemicals that ignited when exposed to water; utilized to drive back the Arab fleets that attacked Constantinople | 2 | |
| 5818624172 | Bulgaria | Slavic kingdom established in northern portions of Balkan peninsula; constant source of pressure on the Byzantine Empire; defeated by emperor Basil II in 1014 | 3 | |
| 5818624173 | Byzantine Empire | Eastern half of the Roman Empire following collapse of the western half of the old empire; retained Mediterranean culture, particularly Greek; later lost Palestine, Syria, and Egypt to Islam; capital at Constantinople | 4 | |
| 5818624174 | Cyril | Along with Methodius, missionary sent by Byzantine government to eastern Europe and the Balkans; converted southern Russian and Balkans to Orthodox Christianity; responsible for creation of written script for Slavic known as Cyrillic | 5 | |
| 5818624175 | Methodius | Along with Cyril, missionary sent by Byzantine givernment to eastern Europe and the Balkans; converted southern Russian and Balkans to Orthodox Christianity; responsible for the creation of written script for Slavic known as Cyrillic | 6 | |
| 5818624176 | Kiev | Trade city in southern Russia established by Scandinavian traders in 9th century; became focal point for kingdom of Russia that flouished to 12th century | 7 | |
| 5818624177 | Rurik | Legendary Scandinavian, regarded as founder of the first kingdom of Russia based Kiev in 855 CE | 8 | |
| 5818624178 | Kievan Rus' | The predecessor to modern Russia, Kievan Rus' was a medieval state which existed from the end of the 9th to the middle of the 13th century. Its territory spanned parts of modern Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia | 9 | |
| 5818624179 | Vladimir I | Ruler of Russian kingdom of Kiev from 980-1015; converted kingdom to Chrsitianity | 10 | |
| 5818624180 | Russian Orthodox | Russian form of Christianity imported from Byzantine Empire and combined with local religion; king characteristically controlled major appointments | 11 | |
| 5818624181 | Yaroslav | Last of great Kievan monarchs; issued legal codifications based on formal codes developed in Byzantium | 12 | |
| 5818624182 | boyars | Russian aristocrats; possessed less political power than did their counterparts in western Europe | 13 | |
| 5818624183 | Tatars | Mongols; captured Russian cities and largely destroyed Kievan state 1236; left Russian Orthodoxy and aristocracy intact | 14 | |
| 5818624184 | icon | painting of saints and other religious figures | 15 | |
| 5818624185 | iconoclasm | the attack on icons in religious worship | 16 |
