Study Guide, Chapter 11

Novgorod's prince and military hero, advised fellow princes to cooperate with the Mongols

Grandson of Genghis Khan, led the Mongol attack and demolishment of Kiev

Justinian's best general sent to recover North Africa from invading Germanic tribes, attacked and seized Rome from the Ostrogoths

Russia's landowning nobles

Ruled by Justinian, often called New Rome, emperors ruled with absolute power, appointed and dismissed bishops at will, brutal politics (88 emperors- 29 died violently, 13 abondoned throne to live in monasteries), used Justinian Code

Capitol of the Byzantine Empire

Viking Cheif invited by Slavs to be their king (according to Russian legend), founded Novgorod

Formerly Byzantium, name changed by Constantine

Series of military campaigns between Christians and Muslims (Turks) for control of the holy land

Alphabet that Saint Cyrill and Saint Methodius invented for the Slavs, many Slavic languages written in it

Russian version of Ceasar, created by Ivan the third, only became official during the reign of Ivan the fifth

Built on its heritage on the works of early church fathers, conducted in Greek

Banned the use of icons in the church

Wife of Justinian, urged him to stay during the Nika Rebellion, advisor to her husband, actress with well deserved reputation for immoral living, joined the Monophysites

Mongol ruler who was one of the most feared rulers of all time. Known for savage killing and ruthless brutality, grandfather to Batu Khan

Splitting of the Church (East/West)

Crowing glory of Justinian's reign, church whose name means "Holy Wisdom" in Greek

The horse racecourse of Constantinople

Genghis's grandson who took Baghdad, burned down the caliph's palace, and killed tens of thousands of people (had last Abbisad caliph excecuted by wrapping him in a carpet and having him trampled to death by horses)

Religious image used by Eastern Christians to aid their devotions

The Persian city that the founder of the Seljuk Dynasty chose as the capitol of his kingdom

Formerly Constantinople, formerly Byzantium

Earned Mongol gratitude by helping crush a Russian revolt under Mongol rule, appointed tax collector of all Slavic lands conquered by the Mongols, given title "Grand Prince", known as "Ivan Moneybag", convinced the patriarch of Kiev to move to Moscow , used land purchases Wars trickery and shrewd marriages to enlarge his territory

Prince of Moscow who openly challenged Mongol rule , publicly claimed his intent to make Russia The Third Rome, gave himself the title czar

High-ranking Byzantine nobleman who succeeded the throne, had General Belisarius, married to Empress Theodora, called himself the new Caesar, built the church Hagia Sophia

Code created by Justinian that consisted of food for works , the code which contained nearly 5,000 Roman laws that were still considered useful for the Byzantine Empire, the digest quoted and summarized to the opinions of Rome's greatest legal thinkers about laws, the institute's was a textbook that told law students how to use the laws, The novella presented legislation passed after 534

Official name of the empire that the Mongols ruled , Khanate from the Mongol word for Kingdom , golden because gold was the royal color of the Mongols; Horde from the Mongol word for camp

Russian city

One of the most famous seljuk Sultan's

Turkish military slaves

A group of ferocious nomads

Capital city of Russia

Two fan groups from a sporting event sparked city-wide riots called the Nika Rebellion, Nika means Victory, both sides were angry with the government, gov't put a riot down in the Hippodrome many people were killed

Russia's first important city

A nobleman from Novgorod who Moved South to Kiev

Services are conducted in Greek, the patriarch and other Bishops head the church as a group, The Emperor claims authority over the patriarch and other Bishops of the Empire, priests may be married, divorce is allowed under certain conditions, from the East

Leading Bishop of the East

Modern Day Iran

Defied Byzantine emperor Leo the Third

Disturbed by the controversy in the Byzantine Empire

Launch the first crusade in 1095 , called Christians to drive the Turks out of Anatolia and recover Jerusalem from Muslim rule

Governed Kiev untill her son was old enough to rule, paid a visit to Constantinople and publicly converted to Christianity, son resisted Christianity, grandmother of Vladimir

Emperor of Western Empire , apparently an assistant to Attila the Hun

Created the Cyrillic Alphabet

Also created Cyrillic Alphabet

Famous Kurdish captain of the Muslims who recovered Jerusalem in 1187 , signed a truce with his Western opponent King Richard the first of England their agreement gave Jerusalem to the Muslims but granted Western pilgrims access to Christian holy places

Turks who began converting to Islam and slowly migrating to the weakened Abbasid Empire

Beginning of Russian Empire, invited Viking Chief grew up to be their King

Founder of the Seljuk dynasty

Converted to Islam

Small bands of adventurers

Prime minister

Olga's grandson, converted to Christianity, made all subjects convert too,expanded West onto Poland and North almost to the Baltic Sea, fought iff troublesome nomads from the steppes

Vladimir's son, married off daughters and sisters to kings/princes of Europe, built first library in Kiev, Christianity prospers