Byzantines, Russians, and Turks

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What is Hagia Sophia?

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The Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople, built by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian.

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What is a patriarch?

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A principal bishop in the eastern branch of Christianity.

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Who are the Slavs?

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People from the forests north of the Black Sea, ancestors of many peoples in Eastern Europe.

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Who were the Seljuks?

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Turkish group who migrated into the Abbasid Empire in the 10th century and established their own empire in the 11th century.

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Who was Malik Shah?

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Thought by many to be the greatest of the Seljuk sultans, Sultan who took great pride in supporting Persian artists and architects, Commissioned the building of the great mosque Masjid-i-Jame in Isfahan.

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What two major religions emerged out of the split in the Christian Church? Options: Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam and Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism, Confucianism and Zoroastrian

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Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy

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What event marked Russia's liberation from Mongol Rule? Options: The standoff between Russian and Mongol forces at the Ugra River in which both sides turned around and went home., The standoff between Russian and Islamic forces at the Tiber River in which both sides turned around and went home., The standoff between Russian and Roman forces at the Brazos River in which both sides turned around and went home, The standoff between Russian and Persian forces at the Tigris River in which both sides turned around and went home.

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The standoff between Russian and Mongol forces at the Ugra River in which both sides turned around and went home.

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How did Moscow's location contribute to its growth? Options: It was located near three rivers which helped it control trade throughout Eastern Europe., It was located near mountains which helped it control trade throughout Northern Europe., It was located near a desert which helped it control trade throughout Northern Africa., It was located near the mouth of the Red Sea which helped it control trade throughout Southeast Asia.

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It was located near three rivers which helped it control trade throughout Eastern Europe.

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Which was not a way in which the Turks showed respect for their Persian subjects? Options: They chose the Persian city of Esfahan as their capitol., They appointed Persians to important government posts., They adopted Persian language and customs as their own., They executed all Persian writers and artists for treason.

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They executed all Persian writers and artists for treason.

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Match the following characteristic with the correct people group: fierce conquerors but ruled with tolerance.

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Mongols