terms from ch 9 in the ap edition of WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
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| 279327713 | Hagia Sophia | New church constructed in Constantinople during reign of Justinian | 0 | |
| 279327714 | Belisarius | (c 505-565) One of Justinian's most important military commanders during period of reconquest of western Europe; commanded in north Africa and Italy | 1 | |
| 279327715 | 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 | |
| 279327716 | 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 | |
| 279327717 | Icon | an artistic representation, usually of religious figure | 4 | |
| 279327718 | Cyril | (827-869) Along with Methodius, missionary men 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 | |
| 279327719 | Methodius | (826-885) Along with Cyril, missionary men 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 | |
| 279327720 | Rurik | Legendary Scandinavian regarded as founder of the first kingdom of Russia based in Kiev in 855 CE | 7 | |
| 279327721 | Kiev | trade city in southern Russia established by Scandinavian traders in 9th century; became focal point for kingdom of Russia that flourished in 12th century | 8 | |
| 279327722 | Vladimir I | Ruler of Russian kingdom of Kiev from 980-1012; converted kingdom to Christianity | 9 | |
| 279327723 | Russina Orthodoxy | Russian from of Christianity imported from Byzantine Empire and combined with local religion; king characteristically controlled major appointments | 10 | |
| 279327724 | Yaroslav | (978-1054) Last of great Kievan monarchs; issued legal codification based on formal codes developed in Byzantium | 11 | |
| 279327725 | Boyars | Russian aristocrats; possessed less political power than did their counterparts in western Europe | 12 | |
| 279327726 | Tatars | Mongols captured Russian cities and largely destroyed Kieven state in 1236; left Russian Orthodoxy and aristocracy intact | 13 | |
| 279327727 | Iconoclasm | a challenge to or overturning of traditional beliefs, customs, and values, any movement against the religious use of images | 14 | |
| 279327728 | Slavs | the group of people in southeastern Europe who were the same ethnic group as the Russians | 15 | |
| 279327729 | Justinian | Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians | 16 | |
| 279327730 | Constantinople | Previously known as Byzantium, Constantine changed the name of the city and moved the capitol of the Roman Empire here from Rome. | 17 | |
| 279327731 | Byzantium | a continuation of the Roman Empire | 18 | |
| 279327732 | Byzantine Empire | Historians' name for the eastern portion of the Roman Empire from the fourth century onward, taken from 'Byzantion,' an early name for Constantinople, the Byzantine capital city. The empire fell to the Ottomans in 1453. (250) | 19 |
