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Chapter 11 Study Guide
World History Chapter 11 Test by Ben
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12/01/2015

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__________ became the center of an empire in the eastern area of the Mediterranean Sea
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Constantinople
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The Roman Empire was officially divided in ____. The western area was overrun by German tribes. It ceased to exist after ___.
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395, 476
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In 533, Justinian sends his best general (_______) to recover N Africa
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Belisarius
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Belisarius' army managed to win almost all of _____ and much of _____ from the Germans.
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Italy, Spain
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They headed not just the state but the ______ as well.
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Church
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Few spoke _____ anymore. Most Byzantines spoke _____.
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Latin, Greek
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Justinian's code of laws was based on the ancient laws of ____.
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Rome
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Justinian built a ____ ______, public baths, courts, schools, hospitals, and many churches.
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Huge Palace
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Justinian's wife?
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Theodora
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Held chariot races and circus acts
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Hippodrome
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The crowning religious glory of Justinian's building program was the _____ ______
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Hagia Sophia
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Russia grows out of a blending of _____ and ________ cultures
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Slavic, Byzantine
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Eventually, ______ and _____ traditions produce Russian Culture.
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Slavic, Greek
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In the 800's, _______ settle among Slavs, then move to _____.
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Vikings, Kiev
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Princess ____ of Kiev visits __________, converting it to Christianity.
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Olga, Constantinople
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Who was Vladimir's son?
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Yaroslav the Wise
Term
Who forged alliances, creates legal code, and built churches?
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Yaroslav the Wise
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Nomads from central Asia were known as
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Mongols
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Kiev falls in ____ to ______ ____
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1240, Genghis Khan
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When was Moscow founded?
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1300's
Term
Who challenges Mongol Rule in the 1400's?
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Ivan III
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Ruler who led the Russian state to become an empire
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Ivan III
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The Abbasids were rulers of the
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Muslim Empire
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This Turkish group captured Baghdad from the Persians in 1055.
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Seljuks
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Famous Kurdish captain who helped the Muslims recover Jerusalem in 1187
Definition
Saladin
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