Lesson 4.02 Vocabulary (w-d)

Question 0

Golden Horde

Answer 0

The Mongol armies that invaded Europe in 1237 and ruled Russia for over 2 centuries

Question 1

Patriarch

Answer 1

Highest church official in a major city

Question 2

Balkan Peninsula

Answer 2

Triangular arm of land that juts from southeastern Europe into the Mediterranean Sea

Question 3

Justinan

Answer 3

Byzantine emperor who organized a collection of laws and later served as a model for the Catholic Church and medieval monarchs

Question 4

Golden Bull 1222

Answer 4

Charter that strictly limited royal power in Hungary

Question 5

Steppe

Answer 5

Sparse, dry, treeless grassland

Question 6

Constantinople

Answer 6

The capitol of the eastern Roman empire; capitol of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires; now called Instanbul

Question 7

Ivan the Great

Answer 7

Brought much of northern Russia under his rule; recovered Russian territory; built the framework for absolute rule

Question 8

Ivan the Terrible

Answer 8

Grandson of Ivan the Great; became the first Russian ruler; officially crowned tsar; limited privileges and established absolute rule

Question 9

Kiev

Answer 9

Capitol of medieval Russia and present day Ukraine