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Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half.
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Byzantine Empire
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Roman emperor who legalized Christianity in 313 CE with the Edict of Milan
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Emperor Constantine
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Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half.
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Roman emperor who legalized Christianity in 313 CE with the Edict of Milan
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the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church; like the Pope
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A political-religious system in which the secular ruler is also head of the religious establishment, as in the Byzantine Empire.
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A branch of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire and that did not recognize the Pope as its supreme leader
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(325 CE) A council called by Constantine to agree upon correct Christian doctrine and settle some disputes of the time.
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Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome. He initiated an ambitious building program, including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code.
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the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople, built by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian
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the official split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine churches that occurred in 1054
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A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith
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a form of monasticism that developed under Saint Basil of Caesarea
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Byzantine missionaries sent to convert eastern Europe and Balkans; responsible for creation of Slavic written script called Cyrillic.
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the wife of Justinian, she helped to improve the status of women in the ByzantineEmpire and encouraged her husband to stay in Constantinople and fight the Nike Revolt.
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one group of Germanic tribes who flooded into the Roman Empire and later revolted, weakening the empire
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Warlike people who migrated from Eastern Europe into territory controlled by Germanic tribes, forcing them to move into areas controlled by Rome
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As Islam spread from Arabia, it overcame this group to the Northwest, in modern Syria.
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Three great empires in history-The Ottomans in turkey, The Safavids in Persia, The Mughals in India.
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This system divided the Byzantine Empire into different districts that were each led by a general, they were created so that the military could respond quickly to attacks, also peasants who joined the army were given plots of land, thereby increasing the free peasant class.
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(1071 CE) Seljuk Turks defeat Byzantine armies in this battle in Anatolia; shows the declining power of Byzantium.
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A general of the Byzantine Empire. He was instrumental to Emperor Justinian's ambitious project of reconquering much of the Mediterranean territory of the former Western Roman Empire. Helped put down the Nika Rebellion.
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A people from the forests north of the Black Sea, ancestors of many peoples in Eastern Europe today.
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Legendary Scandinavian, regarded as founder of the first kingdom of Russia based in Kiev in 855 C.E.
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Rurik founded city; first important Russian city; modern day Estonia
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Vikings from Scandinavia who moved into Russia
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Trade city in southern Russia established by Scandinavian traders in 9th century; became focal point for kingdom of Russia that flourished to 12th century.
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Scandinavian traders who were some of Kiev's early leaders' also the word we get Russia from
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Vladimir I of Kiev
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An alphabet for the writing of Slavic languages, devised in the ninth century A.D. by Saints Cyril and Methodius
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prevents snow from collecting and damaging the structure
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A branch of Christianity developed in the Byzantine Empire, after its split from the Roman Empire. It spread throughout the eastern Mediterranean and Russia.
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Russian ruler who helped Kiev gain power and wealth; invited many Byzantine scholars to live and study in Kiev; codified early Russian law based on Byzantine law
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Orthodox clergy in Russia served in this capacity
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Mongols introduced this religion into this region
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Powerful empire, once led by Genghis Khan, did the princes of Moscow defeat in 1380 to establish the area which would become known as Russia
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grandson of Genghis Khan who demolished Kiev
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A Mongolian general and emperor of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries, known for his military leadership and great cruelty. He conquered vast portions of northern China and southwestern Asia.
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Moscow
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A Russian emperor
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a payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one
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Russian army victory over the forces of the Golden Horde; helped break Mongol hold over Russia.
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"Ivan the Great"; ruled as great prince and first ruler of the independent state called Russia
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Russian nobility
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Eleventh-century fortress in the heart of Moscow that has been the historical seat of Russian state power
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the Terrible, beat the Mongols, Tartars, and the Poles, forced nobles into service, first ruler to take the title tsar
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A ruler who has absolute power
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Secret police force that was created by Ivan the Terrible
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son of Ivan IV that was beaten to death by his father
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1598-1613: Russia had no Tsars, infighting among nobles, ended when Michael Romanov becomes Tsar
