history chapter 11

Question 1

moved capital to Byzantium and renames it after himself

Answer 1

Emperor Constantine

Question 2

brought Byzantine empire to its greatest height, wrote ________ code, rebuilt constantinople, Hagia Sophia

Answer 2

Emperor Justinian

Question 3

wrote secret histories about Justinian, differing accounts

Answer 3

Procopius

Question 4

Justinian’s general, Justinian jealous of him, very successful

Answer 4

Belisarius

Question 5

leader of Mongols, vast empire, savage killing

Answer 5

Genghis Khan

Question 6

“great prince”, most powerful Russian prince, used trickery

Answer 6

Ivan I

Question 7

Russian, married last Byzantine ruler, named himself “Czar”, bloodless stand off with Mongols

Answer 7

Ivan III

Question 8

most famous sultan, last strong Seljuk ruler

Answer 8

Malik Shah

Question 9

brought Christianity to Russia

Answer 9

Vladimir

Question 10

1st king of Russia, in a Russian legend (primary chronicle)

Answer 10

Chief Rurik

Question 11

son of Vladimir, created law for Kiev, built 400 churches, made strategic alliances

Answer 11

Yaroslav the Wise

Question 12

wife of Justinian, “actress”, law created so Justinian could marry her, was his chief advisor

Answer 12

Theodora

Question 13

started crusades, captured Jerusalem

Answer 13

Pope Urban II

Question 14

two people who ended the Crusades with a peace alliance

Answer 14

King Richard and Saladin

Question 15

4 parts of Justinians code

Answer 15

Code, Digest, Institutes, Novellae

Question 16

what part of Justinians code:
contained 5,000 Roman laws

Answer 16

Code

Question 17

what part of Justinians code:
50 volumes of Roman legal thinks opinion

Answer 17

digest

Question 18

what part of Justinian’s code:
textbook that told how to use the law

Answer 18

Institutes

Question 19

what part of Justinians code:
new laws that were passed

Answer 19

Novellae

Question 20

Russian for Caesar

Answer 20

Czar

Question 21

Russians able to read Bible in own language

Answer 21

cryllic alphabet

Question 22

capital of Russia, fell very quickly

Answer 22

Kiev

Question 23

Khanate of the Golden Horde

Answer 23

“golden camp”

Question 24

people that got their name from a family in a migration

Answer 24

Seljuks

Question 25

mese

Answer 25

middle way

Question 26

Vizier

Answer 26

Persian name for prime minister

Question 27

Hagia Sophia

Answer 27

Greek for "holy wisdom"

Question 28

nomads

Answer 28

people that are always moving around

Question 29

mamluks

Answer 29

Turkish military slave

Question 30

476 AD

Answer 30

end of Roman empire and start of Byzantine empire

Question 31

330 AD

Answer 31

constantinople becomes capital of Rome

Question 32

1054 AD

Answer 32

Schism between eastern Orthodox church and western orthodox

Question 33

1258 AD

Answer 33

Seljuk Turks captured by Genghis Khan

Question 34

accomplishments of Justinian

Answer 34

Justinian code, rebuilding Constantinople, expanding empire

Question 35

capital of Seljuk Empire

Answer 35

Isfahan

Question 36

1453 AD

Answer 36

Turks lay seiged and take over Byzantine empire

Question 37

800 AD

Answer 37

Viking settle down with Slavic people

Question 38

1055 AD

Answer 38

Seljuk Turks take Baghdad from Persia

Question 39

1092 AD

Answer 39

Malik Shah dies