WC Chapter 9 – Flashcards
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Justinian's most important achievement was probably
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his "Body of Civil Law"
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What issue was the cause of a bitter battle between eastern and western Christianity?
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A Byzantine emperor banned religious icons
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What helped cause the decline of the Byzantine empire
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Venetian merchants gained control of Byzantine trade
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Which region of medieval Russia served as a great highway for nomadic migration
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the southern steppe
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Which of these statements is true about the Mongol rule of medieval Russia?
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Russian rulers continued the Mongols' use of absolute power
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Why did the state of Poland-Lithuania weaken in the late 1600s
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The central government was weak due ti the "free veto"
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In the 900s, West Slavs of Poland were influenced by missionaries spreading
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Roman Catholicism
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The Magyars who raided Europe form the Asian steppes eventually settled in
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Hungary
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The city of Constantinople was in a key location on the strait that links the Mediterranean Sea with the
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Black Sea
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Under the rule of Justinian, the Byzantine empire
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built the strongest military force in the world
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The rile of the Byzantine emperor Justinian differed from the rule of monarchs in Western Europe in that
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Justinian had both political and spiritual power
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After the Great Schism, the Byzantine church became known as the
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Eastern Orthodox Church
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Byzantine scholars produced many notable books especially in the field of
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history
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Medieval Russian traders most often reached the Byzantine world
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through rivers running from north to south
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The development of Kiev and its culture was the result of the blended cultures of what two peoples
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Slavs and Vikings
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What was an effect of Mongol rule over medieval Russia
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They cut Russia off from contacts with Western Europe
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Islam was introduced to some areas of the Balkans in the 1300s by the invading
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Ottomans
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What effect did the "free veto: have on the government of Poland-Lithuania
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It mad eit difficult for the government ot take decisice action
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What lasting impact did the Magyars have on the kingdom of Hungary?
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They adopted Roman Catholicisn and riled the kingdom
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Explain how geography affected the development of Constantinople as the "New Rome."
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The geography of Constantinople affected the development because it was the center where they would go and trade. Constantinople gained its wealth because of trade. They had both the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea which were routes that connected most places. India would trade gems, Asia would trade spices, Egypt would trade wheat, the Vikings fur, and China would trade silk there. They also had a strong harbor.
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Which of the Byzantine empire's contributions to world culture do you think was the greatest? Explain.
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One of the greatest contributions to the world was Justinian's Code. Justinian Code organized all of Romes laws and was a great contribution. During the 1100 it had already spread to Eastern Europe and is still used as a model today.
