Across
- 2. Alphabet created for Slavic languages to help spread Christianity
- 6. The 1054 split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
- 8. Eastern branch of Christianity centered in the Byzantine Empire
- 10. Small pictures or images made from pieces of glass stone or tile
- 11. Collection of Roman laws organized by the Byzantine emperor Justinian
- 12. Vast flat grassland region stretching across eastern Europe and central Asia
Down
- 1. Highest church official in the Eastern Orthodox Church
- 3. Famous church in Constantinople later turned into a mosque and now a museum
- 4. Title used by Russian rulers meaning Caesar or emperor
- 5. Capital city of the Byzantine Empire located between Europe and Asia
- 7. Mongol army that controlled parts of Russia and Eastern Europe
- 9. Religious images or paintings used in Eastern Orthodox worship