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11030643557Battle of Manzikert(1071 CE) Saljuq Turks (A group that originated in the steppes of central Asia) defeat Byzantine armies in this battle in Anatolia; shows the declining power of Byzantium.0
11030680195Fourth CrusadeA Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem causing damage to Byzantine Empire1
11030683457Normansgroup from northern France that Byzantine forces clashed with in the Mediterranean. Normans took Sicily and S. Italy from Byzantines2
11030855628SlavsGroup of people who originally lived in the steppes of NE Black sea. 500 B.C.E they began to emerge: East Slavic- Evolved into Ukrainian & Russian West Slavic- Evolved into Polish, Slovak, Czech3
11030939537VikingsScandinavian peoples whose sailors raided Europe from the 700s through the 1100s. By 900 vikings ruled the region and E. Slavs4
11030978165Rus-Origin of the word Russia -Viking leaders were often called this5
11031006953Leo III iconoclastic policyThe practice of opposing the veneration of religious images and icons - He had ordered all images and paintings in churches to be either covered or destroyed6
11031062114Hagia SophiaA Christian Church: Most famous example of Byzantine architecture, it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world.7
11031093321cyril8
11031221705Eastern Orthodox Church9
11031204830HippodromeA large stadium like Coliseum in the Rome in Constantinople10
11031241208OlegFirst Viking to settle in Kiev and the founder of the Russian state Kievan Rus11
11031415892Cyrillic Alphabet12
11031415893Kievan Rus13
11031421229Prince Vladimir14
11031421230Yaroslav I15
11031433617Bosoporus Strait16

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