1. Unit 2 Review

2. What You Need to Know Accomplishments of Justinian
Law code that influenced future laws
Hagia Sophia
Extension of Byzantine Empire
Claimed Byzantium to be “Second Rome”

3. What You Need to Know Theodora Worked for rights of women
Encouraged Justinian to stay in Byzantium during revolt
Born into the lower classes but became Empress

4. What You Need to Know Importance of Cyril and Methodius
Missionary brothers who created an alphabet for the Slavic language which helped them to convert the Slavic people to Christianity

5. What You Need to Know Byzantine influence on Russia Architecture
Orthodox Christianity
Art
Cyrillic alphabet

6. What You Need to Know Causes of the Schism of 1054
Different views on interpretation of Bible
Use of icons
Authority of Pope over the other bishops and Patriarch of Constantinople
Political competition between emperors from Rome and Byzantium

7. What You Need to Know Traits and location of Orthodox Christianity
Local languages used in mass
Priests could marry
No icons—although later icons okay but never statues
Only two sacraments—Baptism and Communion
Constantinople

8. What You Need to Know Traits and location of the Roman Catholic Church
Icons used
Mass in Latin
Pope supreme over other bishops
Priests can not marry
7 Sacraments including Baptism and Communion
Rome

9. What You Need to Know Effects of Mongol rule on Russia
Stagnation for over 200 years

10. What You Need to Know Factors that helped the Mongols succeed
Leadership of Genghis Khan
Superior military tactics
Horsemanship

11. What You Need to Know Ivan III and the Mongols
Refused to pay Mongol tribute
Proclaimed himself ruler of “Third Rome”

12. What You Need to Know Pax Mongolica Mongol Peace
Cultural diffusion [spread] of people, goods, ideas
Trade routes were protected
Trade flourished especially along the Silk Road
People moved freely along the road

13. What You Need to Know Silk Road
Trade route that connected China with the west

14. What You Need to Know What is the “Third Rome”
Moscow saw itself as the heir to the Roman Empire as the Byzantine Empire declined

15. What You Need to Know
Map location of Byzantium [Constantinople] and Moscow