Chapter 12 Vocab

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Danube

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River starting in Germany, flowing east across the Great Hungarian Plain, emptying into the Black Sea.

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Justinian

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Emperor of the eastern Roman Empire; organized Roman laws into Justinian’s Code, conquered much of the Mediterranean, built Hagia Sophia.

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Theodora

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(c. 500-548) Wife of Byzantine emperor Justinian; a smart and powerful woman who helped him rule.

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Ural Mountains

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Russian mountain range

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Carpathians

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Rugged mountains extending from the Alps of west central Europe.

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Byzantine Empire

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Society that developed in the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the western Roman Empire.

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Rus

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Vikings from Scandinavia who likely traded with the Slavs

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Balkan Peninsula

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Largest peninsula in Europe; extends south into the Mediterranean.

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Taiga

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Vast forest of evergreens covering half of Russia.

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Volga

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Longest river in Europe; flows south through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.