Learning Contract #6 - Divit
Across
- 3. An alphabet based on Greek, used for Slavic languages like Russian.
- 4. The official split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches in 1054.
- 5. Religious images used by Eastern Christians to aid in their devotions.
- 8. The capital of the Byzantine Empire, located on the Bosporus.
- 11. The highest-ranking official in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- 12. The branch of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire.
Down
- 1. A collection and organization of Roman laws ordered by Emperor Justinian.
- 2. The Mongol invaders who conquered and ruled Russia for centuries.
- 6. Art made from small pieces of colored glass or stone, common in Byzantine churches.
- 7. The vast, sparse, dry grassland of Central Asia and Southern Russia.
- 9. The title used by the absolute rulers of Russia.
- 10. A massive, famous cathedral built by Justinian in Constantinople.