B. unit 1 Eastern Europe Test Flashcards
Cyril, the priest, created the English alphabet
True
For many years, Kiev was the center of Russia.
True
The Slavs settled in most of Eastern Europe.
True
Germany’s smooth transition from a communist government was called the “Velvet Revolution
False
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire
True
Constantine lived in the A.D. 300s
True
The city of Istanbul now belongs to Greece.
false
The Crusaders burned down Constantinople.
True
The Bulgars settled East Germany.
false
Byzantine churches had domes.
True
Turks for 500 years occupied most of the __________ peninsula.
Balkan
Before World War I, _____ formed a dual monarchy.
Austria-Hungary
The Chi Rho cross was the emblem of ____.
Constantine
Golden halos were painted over the heads of Bible characters in pictures known as
Icons
In the Balkan countries, the Romans built:
public baths
The church followers who believed they held to the true faith are called ____.
orthodox
A picture made of many small, colored stones is a(n
mosaic
Patriarch is the Orthodox name for a
bishop
The area around Istanbul, the Bosporus, and Asia Minor is now part of the country of:
Turkey
After the burning of Constantinople by the Crusaders, the Byzantine empire was:
fragmented
Romania’s divisions are Walachia, Moldavia, and:
Transylvania
The early Slavs lived in villages of:
families
Poland is now:
a free nation
At elections in Soviet Russia under communism, people voted for candidates chosen by:
the Politburo
