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- 4. The former emperor of Russia OR any person exercising great authority or power in a particular field.
- 5. A port in northwestern Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus, built by Constantine I and was made the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
- 7. The body of roman law that was codified under the rule of Emperor Justinian I
- 9. It was the largest cathedral in all of Christendom, and was the center of religious, political, and artistic life for the Byzantine Empire.
- 11. The Christian church comprising of local and national eastern churches that are in communion with the patriarch of Constantinople; Byzantine Church
- 12. A painting or representation of Jesus Christ or another holy figure, typically in a traditional style on wood used in prayer or devotion in the Byzantine and Eastern Churches.
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- 1. The army of Mongols that overran Eastern Europe in the 13th century and maintained power there until the 15th century.
- 2. The alphabet used for writing the Russian language and several related languages. Most of its letters differ from those in the Latin alphabet.
- 3. A picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- 6. A period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, over papal succession, during which there were 2 or three claimants to the papal office.
- 8. Any of the very early Biblical personages regarded as the fathers of the human race, comprising those from Adam to Noah. OR the leader of a tribe or household.
- 10. The vast grasslands stretching from Asia to Eastern Europe are bordered on the north by European and Asian Russia and Siberia. OR An extensive plain, especially one without trees.