Empires Flashcards
The old Greek of Byzantium, located on the entrance to the Black Sea became the new capital of the Roman Empire its later stages, becoming the city of _________
Constinoble
The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of both ______ and _____
Greece & Rome
Their rule impacted the further development of Roman and western law with his Corpus Juris Civilis, better known as ________
Justians Code
Impacted religious architecture with the building of their great Church known as _________ meaning ___________
Hias Sofia & Holy messenger
The _________ of 1054 began the “permanent split” between eastern and western Church
Great Schism
The ________ sack of Constantinople in 1204 weakened the Empire and led the Italian city gaining control of Byzantine ________
Vention & Emperor
Crusades untimely failed as a Christian attempt to permanently regain the Holy Lands and in 1453 the last stronghold of Christianity in the east, _________ fell to the ______________
Constinoble & Ottoman Turks
Russian traders reached the Byzantine Empire by traveling south on the ________ of Russia into the Black Sea
Rivers
In 863 two Greek Monks Cyril and Methodus adapted the ________ to bring language to slaves
Alphabet
Christian ________ became the first educated class in Russia
Priests
Mogul Conquests began in the 1200’s under the command of _________ . They attacked China’s walled cities with _________ which would soon spread to Europe
King Aristian & Cannas
The Grandson of Genghis Khulna, _________ conquered China. His dynasty in China was called the _____ dynasty
Hublican & Yuan
The Italian merchant __________ wrote _______ In which he described the great wealth and advancement of China
Mari Polo & The travelers
In 1380 the princess of Moscow took control from the ______ known as the _______ Horde at the Battle of Kulikovo
Mongols & Golden
_____ Emerged as the center of Russian development in the 1400’s
Moscow
