Byzantine Vocabulary

2. writing system developed in the 9th century for Slavic-speaking Eastern Orthodox Christians, based on Greek uncials with added letters for Slavic sounds.
6. The formal, permanent break in communion between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, rooted in centuries of cultural, political, and theological conflict.
8. A branch of Eastern Orthodox Christianity that traces its roots directly to the Apostles and early church fathers, often using Greek in its liturgies
10. A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass.
11. collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I from 529 to 565 ce.
12. vast, dry, and largely treeless grassland plain, typically characterized by short grasses and a semi-arid, temperate climate with extreme summer-to-winter temperature variations.

1. The top leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
3. located in Istanbul, Turkey, is a premier masterpiece of Byzantine architecture, originally built between 532 and 537 AD under Emperor Justinian.
4. Title for the Emperor or king of Russia
5. The capital of the Byzantine Empire and a huge hub for trade.
7. Mongol invaders who ruled over Russia for a long time.
9. sacred, stylized images of Christ, the Virgin Mary, saints, or biblical scenes