Across
- 3. the prophet of Allah
- 4. city that was the center of early Russian Life
- 7. fierce Mongolian warriors from central Asia that swept through Russia
- 10. the ruler of the first great period of the Byzantine Empire
- 12. "New Rome" meeting place of the east and west
- 13. means "submission" the religion of Allah
- 14. the sacred book of Muslims
- 17. the followers of Islam
- 18. the portion the patriarch of Constantinople was the important religious leader
- 20. Varangian leader
- 22. nomads that roam the desert in search of good land
- 23. the revolt where the citizens almost over through Justinian, but in the end he established his as emperor
- 25. the movement of Muslims that fled to Medina after being persecuted
- 27. the battle between the Turks and the Byzantines that the Turks won
- 28. ancient people who played a major role in establishing Russia
- 29. Justinian's wife and counsel
- 30. the favored Byzantine art
Down
- 1. the order to compile, reorganize, and condense the laws of ancient Rome
- 2. Muslim and French battle for southern France
- 5. ruler who adopted the Byzantine Christianity
- 6. this name came from the an ancient Greek city that constantinople was built on
- 8. means "seafarers"
- 9. the finest example of the Byzantine Empire
- 11. power from the east that took over Asia minor
- 12. the military expedition to free the east from Islam
- 15. the portion the bishop of Rome was the important religious leader
- 16. ruler during Byzantine's military success
- 19. the weapon that was an explosive that the Byzantine's used to fight outside forces
- 21. god of Islam
- 24. the bans of Swedish Norsemen who moved into Slavic villages
- 26. ruled during Kiev's height of power