Vocab #6

2. A vast, dry, grassy plain that stretches across southeastern Europe and Central Asia.
5. (czar): The title used by the emperors of Russia (derived from the Roman word "Caesar").
8. alphabet: A writing system created by Byzantine missionaries to help Slavic people (like Russians) read the Bible.
11. Sophia: A massive, famous cathedral in Constantinople known for its giant dome; it was later converted into a mosque.
12. The capital city of the Byzantine Empire; it was a major center for trade located between Europe and Asia.

1. Religious images or paintings (usually of Jesus or saints) used by Eastern Christians to aid in prayer.
3. The highest-ranking official or head of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
4. Horde: The group of Mongol invaders who conquered and ruled Russia for over 200 years.
6. Schism: The official split in 1054 between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
7. Code: A collection of organized Roman laws that served as the legal foundation for the Byzantine Empire and later Western Europe.
9. Pictures or designs made by setting small pieces of colored glass, stone, or tile into a surface.
10. Orthodox: The branch of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Europe) after the split from Rome.