Social Studies

2. a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.
7. a multi-ethnic, complex, and decentralized political entity in central Europe that lasted from the Middle Ages until its dissolution in 1806
10. the Roman Catholic faith.
11. a monumental architectural serving as a pivotal symbol of Byzantine and Ottoman history
12. a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
13. he spread of cultural elements like ideas, styles, religions, technologies, and languages from one group or society to another
14. the Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
15. an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.

1. the formal split of the Christian Church into the Roman Catholic Church in the West and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the East
3. A violent week of uprising in Constantinople where Justinian was almost overthrown before his gaurds brutally beat and killed tens of thousand of people.
4. the general increase in prices for goods and services over time
5. Middle Ages in Europe, roughly from the 5th to the 10th century, characterized by a perceived decline in intellectual, cultural, and scientific achievements following the fall of the Roman Empire.
6. a combustible compound emitted by a flame-throwing weapon and used to set light to enemy ships. It was first used by the Greeks besieged in Constantinople (673–78).
8. someone who follows a nature-based, earth-centered spirituality, often polytheistic
9. the male head of a family or tribe.