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| 6052332731 | Basil II | Macedonian emperor who campaigned against the Bulgars and annexed Bulgaria, Crete, Cyprus, and Syria, expanding the empire to the Euphrates | 0 | |
| 6052332732 | Belisarius | Byzantine general under Justinian I; he led expeditions to overthrow the Vandal kingdom in North Africa and occupied parts of Italy for Justinian | 1 | |
| 6052332733 | Boyars | Russian landholding aristocrats; possessed less political power than their western European counterparts | 2 | |
| 6052332734 | Byzantines | (330-1453 AD) The Byzantines preserved the Greek and Roman cultures and heritage, which benefited future generations. Also, it functioned as a buffer for the Muslim East and the Christian West in the Middle East. | 3 | |
| 6052332735 | Cyril | Who developed the Slavic alphabet? | 4 | |
| 6052332736 | Eastern Orthodox Christianity | A branch of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire and that did not recognize the pope as its supreme leader. | 5 | |
| 6052332737 | Iconoclasm | Opposing or even destroying images, especially those set up for religious veneration in the belief that such images represent idol worship. | 6 | |
| 6052332738 | Justinian | Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program , including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code | 7 | |
| 6052332739 | 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. | 8 | |
| 6052332740 | Manzikert | Site in Anatolia where the Byzantines were devastated by Saljuq Turks. After this crippling blow, Byzantium never controlled Anatolia again. | 9 | |
| 6052332741 | Moscow | Capital of Russia | 10 | |
| 6052332742 | Patriarch Michael | (1043-1058) Lived a life in the Monastery in the East. Disagreed with the Western practices of eating meat with blood, beardless priests, unleavened bread in Mass, and omitting the alleluia during Lent. Resulted in the excommunication of the East. | 11 | |
| 6052332743 | Rurik | Legendary Scandinavian, regarded as founder of the first kingdom of Russia based in Kiev in 855 C.E. | 12 | |
| 6052332744 | Theodora | the wife of Justinian, she helped to improve the status of women in the Byzantinian Empire and encouraged her husband to stay in Constntinople and fight the Nike Revolt. | 13 | |
| 6052332745 | Vladimir I | This Russian ruler researched numerous faiths before settling on Eastern Orthodox. Many historians believe this was motivated by his desire to marry Anna, the Byzantine emperor's sister | 14 | |
| 6052332746 | Yaroslav | "the wise"; leads Russia to its golden age and establishes Slavic laws; sends daughters to marry royals; makes orthodoxy prosper | 15 |
