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JEOPARDY. Byzantine/Mongols Civilization. Categories. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. Geography. The Empire. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. People. 200. 300. 500. Russia. 100. 400. 300. 200. 400. 500. 100. The Mongols. 300. 400. 200. 500. 100.
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JEOPARDY Byzantine/Mongols Civilization
Categories 100 200 300 400 500 Geography The Empire 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 People 200 300 500 Russia 100 400 300 200 400 500 100 The Mongols 300 400 200 500 100 Vocabulary
These are the three names throughout History used for the capital city of the Byzantine Empire. What are Istanbul, Constantinople,and Byzantium?
What are the Bosporus, the Golden Horn, and The the Sea of Marmara? These are the three bodies of water that protect the city of Constantinople.
What were the Black and Mediterranean Seas ( could also say Aegean Sea)? These were the two large bodies of water that met at the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
These are the three mountain ranges that border the Russian or European steppe. What are the Carpathian, Caucasus, and Ural montains?
These were the five cities, who’s Bishops or patriarchs governed the Christian Church until 600 A.D. and the rise of Islam. What were Constantinople, Rome, Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem?
He was the great leader of the Byzantine Empire. Who was Emperor Justinian I?
This was the revolt that took place in Constantinople and threatened to bring down the reign of Justinian. What was the Nika Rebellion?
He was Justinian’s brilliant general, who with the aid of Greek fire extended the empire to almost the size of the old Roman Empire. Who was Belisarius?
These were the two brothers who extended Byzantine and Greek Orthodox teaching into Slavic Eastern and Central Europe. Who were Methodius and Cyril?
This was the huge church built by Justinian in 532 A.D. with a huge dome 165 feet high. What was the Hagia Sophia?
“Don’t Choke!” Daily Double
He was the greatest ruler of Kievan Rus and ruled from 1019-1054 A.D. Who was Yaroslav the Wise?
He was the first Mongol leader who organized the various tribes of the eastern steppe into a lethal fighting force. Who was Genghis Khan?
They were the Russian nobles. Who were the boyars?
She was Justinian’s brilliant wife, who many said was the power behind the throne. Who was Theodora?
He was the first Russian Czar and earned several nicknames for his harsh punishments and autocratic style of government. Who was Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible or Ivan the Awesome?
He was the first Muscovite Prince to refuse to pay taxes to the Mongols and overthrew Mongol rule in 1480. Who was Ivan III?
He was the chief bishop of the Kievan church chosen by the religious head of the Greek Orthodox church. Who was the metropolitan?
This was the forest zone of northern Kievan Rus frozen most of year with a limited four month growing season. What was the Taiga?
This was the first Russian law code issued by Yaroslav the Wise. What was the Pravda Russkaia?
These are the five important rivers of the Russian steppe that begin with D and one with V that empty into the Baltic or Black Seas. What are the Dneiper, the Dvina, the Dniester, the Don and the Vistula?
“Don’t Choke!” Daily Double
These were the two cities in Kievan Rus that prospered along the Viking trade routes. What were Novgorod and Kiev?
This was the city that the Mongols were about to attack before suddenly leaving and returning to elect a new leader or Khan. What was Vienna?
What was Japan and the kamikaze or sacred winds that blew apart both Mongol fleets? This is the island kingdom that the Mongols twice unsuccessfully tried to invade during the reign of Kublai Khan.
This was the capital of the Mongol empire before they established the Yuan dynasty in China. What was Samarkand?
These were two innovations that the Mongols left the Slavic people of eastern Europe. What were well made roads and better systems of taxation and communication?
This is the term used for the wealth ( often mandated) that a woman brought to a marriage. What is a dowry?
This is the term for the holy pictures of Jesus and the Virgin Mary so important in the Greek Orthodox Church. What are icons?
This is the act that split the Roman and Greek Christian churches and caused a permanent separation between the two. What was the iconoclastic controversy?
These are pictures or designs formed by inlaid pieces of stone, glass, or enamel. (Also often done in kindergarten with colored macaroni) What are mosaics?
This was the Byzantine preservation of Roman Law sometimes called the Corpus Juris Civilis. What was the Justinian Code?