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The early eastern European Slavic civilization at Kiev adopted the Eastern Orthodox religion, the Cyrillic alphabet, and certain styles of art and architecture as a result of

• wars with Japan

• conquests by Mongol invaders

• visits to western European countries

• trade with the Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire influenced the development of Russia by

• preventing Mongol invasions

• destroying the power of the legislature

• establishing the potato as a staple food

• introducing Eastern Orthodox Christianity

The cultural contributions shown in these photographs were developed during the

• Mesopotamian civilizations

• Pax Romana

• Tang dynasty

• Byzantine Empire

Which title best completes this graphic organizer?

• Arab Accomplishments

• Achievements of Meso-American Civilizations

• Russian Law and Architecture

• Byzantine Achievements

The introduction of the Cyrillic alphabet and Orthodox Christianity to Russia is most closely associated with

• Viking conquests

• Byzantine missionaries

• Alexander the Great’s armies

• Ottoman expansion

A major contribution of the Byzantine Empire was the

• invention of the wheel and gunpowder

• participation of citizens in government

• diffusion of Hindu beliefs

• preservation of Greek science and Roman engineering

The Code of Hammurabi, the Twelve Tables, and the Justinian Code are examples of

• religious edicts

• written laws

• epic poems

• democratic constitutions

An influence that spread from the Byzantine Empire to early Russia was the

• Orthodox Christian religion

• use of the Latin alphabet

• beginning of democracy

• factory system

After the fall of Rome, the eastern portion of the Roman Empire became known as the

• Persian Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Mongol Empire

• Gupta Empire

Which empire had the greatest influence on the development of early Russia?

• Roman

• Byzantine

• Egyptian

• British