U9: The Early Middle Ages

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The Byzantine Empire was known as the _______ Empire

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Eastern Roman

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What did Emperor Justinian do?

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Justinian created a new Law Code, expanded the Byzantine Empire, and commissioned the Hagia Sophia.

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What problems did the Byzantine empire face after Justinian's death that led to its decline? Options: Strong diplomatic relations with neighboring states, A big plague and attacks from outsiders, Rapid economic growth and stability, Unified religious beliefs across the empire

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A big plague and attacks from outsiders

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What groups established early Russia? Options: Slavs and Vikings called the Rus, South Slavs and Byzantines, East Germans and Mongols, West Slavs and Vikings

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Slavs and Vikings called the Rus

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What did Yaroslav the Wise do when he took control of Kiev?

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He created alliances, created a legal code, and built churches

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Who conquered Kiev and ruled most of Russia for the next 200 years?

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The Mongol Empire

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Who from Moscow pushed against Mongol rule, and what event marked the end of Mongol rule in Russia?

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Ivan III; the Great Stand on the Ugra River in 1480.

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The Middle Ages lasted from ___ to ____ AD

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500 to 1500 AD

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Who reformed monasteries and nunneries?

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St. Benedict and St. Scholastica

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What did Pope Gregory I do to the church?

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Pope Gregory made the church secular, giving it powers like a government.