Byzantine Empire and Russia

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  1. 1. This is the first city-state formed in Russia by Prince Vladimir
  2. 5. This is the title of the highest church official in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  3. 9. She was the wife of the emperor Justinian.
  4. 10. When the Turks conquered Constantinople, they renamed the city this
  5. 12. This was the alphabet adopted by Slavic languages based on the Greek alphabet.
  6. 14. Horde The name of the Mongol group that invaded Russia and ruled for over 2 centuries
  7. 17. The seat of the Western Church was in the city of
  8. 18. This is the language used during church services in the Western Church.
  9. 19. The split between the Eastern Church and the Western Church was called The Great
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  1. 2. These were popular religious images in Byzantine Churches.
  2. 3. The capital of the Byzantine empire.
  3. 4. The language that remained in the Byzantine Empire was not Latin but
  4. 5. Russian word for Caesar
  5. 6. The religion practiced in the Byzantine Empire became known as Greek Christianity
  6. 7. This position is the head of the Western Church with religious authority.
  7. 8. the emperor that codified a law code in the Byzantine Empire.
  8. 11. and Roman traditions were preserved in the Byzantine Empire.
  9. 13. This is a domed church that was built in Constantinople.
  10. 15. A staple of Byzantine art, these were pictures created by using small pieces of rock or glass to form a picture.
  11. 16. This is the Russian Prince that Christianized Russia