Name _______________________________ 1. What advantages did Constantinople have over Rome?

2.

The blending of Greek and Roman cultures gave us the _________________________________.

3. What led to the split between Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians?
4.

What reason did many people give for opposing the use of icons in Christian worship?

5. Describe the reign of Justinian. 6. Who was Theodora? What did she do to improve the status of women? 7. Describe Byzantine art. 8. Describe Byzantine architecture. 9. How did the Seljuk Turks affect the Byzantine Empire? 10. When was the fall of Constantinople and by whom?
11. Who devised the Slavic alphabet? What was Cyrils purpose in inventing the Cyrillic

alphabet? 12. Who was the Viking invited to rule over the Slavs? 13. How did Byzantine culture reach the Slavs? 14. After the fall of Constantinople, where was the center of the Orthodox Church?
15. Describe the Mongol Conquest of Russia. What influences did the Mongols have on the

Russians? 16. Describe how Ivan the Great united Russia. 17. Explain the importance of the Dnieper River and Byzantine influence on Slavic civilization.