Ch. 9 The Byzantine Empire, Russia and Eastern Europe

This emperor rebuilt Constantinople and the Hagia Sophia.

• Justinian

• Constantine

• Theodosius

• Nero

Large group of people who share the same language and cultural heritage.

• ethnic group

• patriarch

• political party

• Golden Horde

Open, treeless grassland.

• steppe

• forest

• desert

• tundra

Highest church official in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

• patriarch

• pope

• bishop

• archbishop

Sole ruler with complete authority.

• autocrat

• dictator

• tsar

• patriarch

He organized the oprichniki, secret agents who followed the orders of the tsar.

• Ivan the Terrible

• Ivan the Great

• Justinian

• Genghis Khan

Russian word for Caesar.

• tsar

• emperor

• king

• prince

Mongol armies that invaded Russia.

• Golden Horde

• Golden Bull

• ethnic group

• steppe

Charter limiting royal power signed by the Hungarian king.

• Golden Bull of 1222

• Golden Horde

• Edict of Milan

• Treaty of Hungary

Holy image of a saint or other religious figure.

• icon

• statue

• painting

• idol