AP World History Chapter 10 Vocab Flashcards

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