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- 4. The "Cathedral of Holy Wisdom" in Constantinople, built by Justinian I; it was the largest cathedral in the world for a thousand years and is a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture.
- 5. Intricate pictures or designs made from small pieces of colored enamel, glass, or stone
- 8. The capital of the Byzantine Empire
- 9. The vast, flat, semi-arid grasslands of Eurasia that provided fertile land for agriculture and a pathway for nomadic invaders like the Mongols.
- 11. The Mongol khanate established by Batu Khan that ruled over Russia and parts of Eastern Europe for over two centuries
- 12. The highest-ranking religious leader in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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- 1. An alphabet developed by St. Cyril and his brother Methodius to translate religious texts into Slavic languages
- 2. The formal split in 1054 CE between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church
- 3. A comprehensive collection and systematization of Roman laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I
- 6. Religious images or paintings of sacred figures used by Eastern Christians to aid in meditation and worship.
- 7. this branch of Christianity developed in the Byzantine Empire and was later adopted by early Russia.
- 10. The title for the ruler of Russia, derived from the Latin word "Caesar"