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Busy European river that flows through nine countries, emptying out in the Black Sea

Danube River

These people were the originators of Hungarian culture

Magyars

Biome with cold, dark winters. Most of the ground is permafrost.

Tundra

Why were Byzantine emperors more powerful than those in the west?

They were political and religious leaders. West they were only political (Pope = Religious leader)

About how long did the Byzantine Empire last?

Around 1000 years (Have to be within 150 years to get correct!)

Justinians number one goal as leader was to.....

reclaim Rome and parts of the western empire

These people settled along the Baltic Sea, farmed, and used amber as currency

Balts

Why was Constantinople's location ideal?

1. Connected Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea 2. Along the Silk Road 3. Natural ports for trade 4.

The largest inland sea in the world

Caspian Sea

Longest European river that serves as the central river in Russia's river network

Volga River

Biome with huge evergreen forests that cover most of northern Russia

Taiga

This emperor divided the Roman Empire into the East and the West

Diocletian

Who was Justinian's smart and powerful wife that helped him in his time of need?

Theodora

Biome with grasslands and plains that have fertile soil

Steppe

Name one country that is a part of the Balkan Peninsula

Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece, Croatia, Serbia

Famous emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire

Justinian

What happened, culturally, in the Eastern Roman empire after the Western Empire fell?

They became less influenced by Rome and more influenced by others like the Persians and Arabs

City that became the greatest trading hub in Europe and the center of the Byzantine Empire

Constantinople

Pictures made with colored pieces of stone or glass

Mosaics

Name of the Byzantine Empire's most famous church

Hagia Sophia

Name two major differences between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church

1. Priests were allowed to be married in the east. 2. Worship was done in Greek in the east, Latin in the west 3. Pope had power in the west

What did Justinian create to serve as a set of laws in Byzantine Empire?

Justinian Code

These people were vikings from Scandinavia who ruled the Slavs

Rus

Mountain range the divides Europe and Asia

Ural Mountains