Mr. DonohoeWorld Civilization I
Chapter 9 Review Worksheet
1. The eastern half of the Roman Empire survived after the fifth century as the ______.
2. The Byzantine emperor ______was responsible for the attempted reconstruction of the political unity of the ancient Roman Empire.
3. One of the military technological achievements of the Byzantine Empire was the invention of ______, a weapon used against Arab fleets.
4. The Slavic kingdom established in the northern portions of the Balkan peninsula as a major rival to the Byzantine Christianity were ______.
5. Images of religious figures that became objects of veneration in Byzantine Christianity were ______.
6. In 1204, a crusade led by ______merchants conquered Byzantium and temporarily unseated the Byzantine emperor.
7. The form of Christianity that developed in Byzantium and spread to Russia and the Balkans was referred to as ______Christianity.
8. The ruler credited with converting the country to Christianity was ______.
9. Russian aristocrats or ______had less political power than their counterparts in Western Europe.
10. In 1236, a large force of Mongols, called according to Russian tradition ______, captured the major Russian cities.
11. The capital of the Byzantine Empire was ______.
12. The Byzantine Empire began in the ______century C.E. with ______.
13. What was a positive accomplishment of Justinian? ______
14. What people provided the most serious challenge to Byzantine authority in the Balkan Peninsula? ______
15. The military force of Byzantium was made up of: ______
16. Describe the urbanization of the Byzantine Empire. ______
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17. Cyril and Methodius were responsible for what accomplishment? ______
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18. When did the Mongols conquer Kievan Russia? ______(year)
19. Compare/contrast Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity.
20. Discuss the similarities in Byzantine and Chinese political organization.
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21. What are the reasons for decline in the Byzantine Empire? ______
22. Who wrote “The Secret History” of Byzantium during the 6th century C.E.?
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23. The wife of Justinian; depicted as evil in “The Secret History” ______
24. An achievement in engineering as well as architecture, a large dome shaped roof; this was the church called ______.
25. What was the impact of Justinian’s law code?
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26. Justinian’s brilliant general who aided in Justinian’s attempt to recapture the western empire. ______
27. Discuss the military organization that arose in Byzantium. How is Emperor Michael II a product of this system?
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28.City in Russia along trade routes where a monarchy eventually emerged ______
29. ______was the first prince of what came to be called Kievan Rus’ about 855 C.E.
30. ______ruled from 980-1015 finally took the step of converting to Christianity for all his people of Russia.
31. What impact did converting to Orthodox Christianity (soon Russian Orthodox) have on Russia?
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32. ______issued a legal codification while building many churches and arranging translation of religious literature from Greek to Slavic.
33. ______was a name for Russian aristocrats who had less power then their counterparts in Western Europe.
34. What impact did Byzantium culture have on Kievan Rus?
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35. The Kievan principality began to fade in the ______century.
36. Discuss the decline of Kievan Rus.
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