Ch. 9 Sections 1-3

Question 0

Theodora

Answer 0

Justinian’s wife
Shrewd politician, smart, resourceful, resolute, strong
Was advisor to Justinian

Question 1

Justinian

Answer 1

Heir to the Roman Empire
Had total absolute power
Rebuilt the Hagia Sofia
Tried to reconquer lands of the old Roman Empire
Made Justinian's code
Unified his empire
Was an autocrat

Question 2

The same city renamed three times located in a strategic location on the Bosporous

Answer 2

Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul

Question 3

Hagia Sofia

Answer 3

The great church rebuilt by Justinian

Means Holy Wisdom

Question 4

Justinian’s code of laws

Answer 4

Preserved roman law
Most important book next to the bible in that time
Sum of revised, collected, and organized laws of Ancient Rome
Strengthened and stabilized power
Corpus Juris Civilis- Body of Civil Law

Question 5

Bosporus strait

Answer 5

Strategic location
Easily defendable- guarded on three side by water
Trade hub
Excellent harbor

Question 6

Organizing laws

Answer 6

Codify/ codification

Question 7

Someone who breaks an image, someone who goes against established authority

Answer 7

Iconoclast

Question 8

Byzantine art

Answer 8

Icons- evoked presence of God

Mosaics- brought scenes of the Bible to life

Question 9

A region of Russia that is open, treeless, and a grassland; pasture with no natural barriers; prairie

Answer 9

(Southern) Steppe

Question 10

Greek alphabet altered to translate the Bible into Slavic, still used in Russia and parts of Europe

Answer 10

Cyrillic alphabet

Question 11

Russia

Answer 11

Biggest country
Most population in eastern part of Europe
Ural Mountains are the dividing line between Europe and Asia
Developed differently because of unique geography

Question 12

Rejects from Russian society were sent to this brutal-weathered, harsh country

Answer 12

Siberia

Question 13

A dome used in Russia for churches that developed in Byzantine architecture later

Answer 13

Onion dome

Question 14

Words meaning king, derived from the name Caesar

Answer 14

Tsar/ czar

Question 15

Free vote; one noble could block a law, which made it difficult for the Polish government to have decisive action; got nothing done

Answer 15

Liberum veto

Question 16

Magyars

Answer 16

Ruled Hungary
Adopted Roman Catholicism
Ottoman Turks attacked in 1526 and ended independence

Question 17

Poland

Answer 17

Roman Catholicism
Had the liberum veto which made nothing get done
Had a weak government because of geography and government
No natural barriers, flat plain good for crops, easily conquered
No strong central government

Question 18

Slavs/ Slavic

Answer 18

West Slavs- Poland, Czech and Slovak republics

South Slavs- Balkans

Question 19

Russian nobility/ upper class

Answer 19

Boyars