Byzantine & Mongol Review

Justinian Code
Set of laws for the
Byzantine Empire

What was life like under

the Mongols?
Required absolute
obedience; allowed to keep
religion; required to pay a
tax (tribute)
Schism
A split or division

Which Mongol leader did

not practice military
conquest?
Kublai Khan

What was the name for

the Eastern Roman
Empire?
Byzantine Empire
What were icons?
Religious symbols or picture
Kiev
Russian city that was
influenced by the Byzantine
Empire (traded with
Constantinople)
Marco Polo
Italian trader who traveled
to China and wrote a book
documenting his travels
The
Eastern Orthodox Church
Services in Greek or
local language
Emperor has authority
over the church

Name: ___________________________________
Why did Diocletian
Hagia Sophia
divide the Roman
Christian church; Built by
Empire?
Emperor Justinian; Greatest
To make it easier to rule; it
example of Byzantine
was too large for one person architecture
to rule
What was the title for a
What did you have to
Russian ruler?
give the Mongols?
Czar/Tsar
A tribute (tax)

Constantine
Roman Emperor; Saw a
cross in the sky, believed it
was a sign from God that he
would win the battle;
Converted to Christianity
Theodora
Emperor Justinians Wife;
ruled alongside Justinian;
fought for womens rights

How did Russia gain

liberation from the
Mongols?
Ivan III refused to pay
tribute; Armies refused to
fight; both sides went home
What happened in 1054
CE?
Emperor Leo II banned the
use of icons causing a
schism (Split) in the
Christian church; known as
THE GREAT SCHISM
Which Byzantine city was Ivan III
a center for trade and
Refused to pay Mongol
religion?
tribute; freed Russia from
Constantinople
the Mongols
Justinian
What led to Romes decline?
Byzantine Emperor; Built
Unstable rulers; invasions;
the Hagia Sophia; Created a weak economy
code of law (Justinian Code)
Vladimir
Silk Road
Ordered the people of Kiev
Important trade route from
to convert and join the
Eastern Europe to China
Eastern Orthodox Church
Ottoman Turks
Pope
Took over Constantinople;
Head of the Roman Catholic
caused the Byzantine
Church
Empire to fall
Great Schism of 1054: Differences
Roman Catholic Church
Services in Latin
Pope has authority over
church and state
Priests can not marry

Patriarch is appointed
by the Emperor to be the
head of the church
Priests can marry
BANNED ICONS

USED ICONS IN
WORSHIP