Untitled Flashcards Set

Which of the following was the body of civil law created for the Byzantine Empire?

The Justinian Code

During the 8th-century dispute over icons, which of the following supported the use of icons?

The pope

Who invented the alphabet that is used by many Slavic languages?

Saint Methodius and Saint Cyril

Which of the following men was a ruler of Kievan Russia?

Yaroslav the Wise

What was the Mongol Empire in Russia called?

Khanate of the Golden Horde

Under Mongol rule, which of the following happened to Moscow?

Moscow grew in wealth and power

Which of the following titles did Ivan III use?

Czar

Who were the mamelukes?

Turkish slaves who became powerful force in the Abbasid Empire.

The Seljuks converted to which of the following regions?

Islam

Which of the following names was used for Seljuk rulers?

Shah

Which of the following was closest to the Great Palace?

The Hagia Sophia

Which of the following was the furthest north?

The Gate of Charisius

In which year did the Seljuk Turks migrate into the Abbasid Empire?

970

Which of the following happened after their Christian Church divided?

Constantinople fell to the Turks.

Which of the following occurred in 1480?

Ivan III refused to pay the Mongols tribute.

Which of the following happened before Vladimir of Kiev chose Eastern Christianity?

The Viking chief Rurik founded Novgorod.

Which of the flowing happened first?

The Roman Empire divided into two.

Which of the following led to the Seljuks armies capturing Baghdad?

The Seljuks Turks migrated into the Abbasid Empire.

Which of the following events occurred during the early history of Byzantium?

Justinian I became emperor.

Which of the flowing happened over the course of many years?

The Turks converted to Islam.

How many years after the fall of Kiev to the Mongols did Constantinople fall to the Turks?

211 years

Justinian set up a panel of experts to

Compile laws to regulate a complex society

Political instability was cause by which of the following?

Yaroslav's division of his realm among his sons.

To prop up their shaky empire, the Byzantines did which of the following?

used diplomacy

Russian culture was strongly influenced by...

The creation of the Cyrillic alphabet.

Justinian I and Yaroslavl the Wise BOTH created....

Effective legal codes

Russia achieved liberation from Mongol rule after...

The Russian and Mongol armies refused to fight, and both sides went home

Orthodox Christianity became the state religion of which of the following?

Byzantine Empire

The combination of church and state influenced which of the following?

Vladimir's rule

The Turks' political and cultural preference for the Persians caused...

The almost complete disappearance of the Arabic language from Persia

In which of the following years did the Viking chief Rurik found Novgorod

862

Vladimir's conversion to __________ was an example of cultural blending.

Christianity

The Nika Rebellion was caused by Hippodrome fans who felt the mayor of Constantinople was to ______ in putting down the previous riot of fans.

forceful

Emperor Leo III thought the use of icons was a form of ______ ______.

idol worship

Malik Shah was the last effective leader of the _______.

Seljuks.

Yaroslav the Wise helped the bring about the decline of _______ when he divided it among his three sons instead of keeping it intact.

the Kievan state

Ivan I and his successors used numerous strategies to enlarge their territory, such as ________ _________, wars, trickery, and shrewd marriages.

Land purchases

________ was one of the causes for the decline of the both Kievan Russian and the Byzantine Empire.

Attacks