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Chapter 11
Question | Answer |
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What is the code that Justinian created and about how many Roman laws were in his code? | Justinian's Code of Law and had over 5,000 Roman laws |
What are 2 important achievements that Justinian created/improved? | He rebuilt the capital city, Constantinople and organized new and improved laws |
How long did Justinian rule Rome for? | About 1,000 years |
What are 2 main reasons why Rome fell. | Barbarians kept attacking and there was very poor leadership/government. |
What type of Christianity did the people of Rome believe in? | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
Where was Rome originally located at? | Constantinople |
What is the name of the church that Justinian rebuilt? | The Hagia of Sophia/ Holy Wisdom |
Why was Rome so successful while Justinian ruled? | Had an excellent trade system and architecture system. |
How did Justinian rule Rome? | Autocratic rule |
What happened to Kiev's religion and when did it happen? | In 957, they changed to Orthodox Christianity |
Who founded Russia's first important city, Novgorod? | Rurik the viking cheif |
What did the "line" separate in Kiev? | Slavs and Vikings |
What happened after Yaroslav died in 1054? | Decline of the Kiev state |
What happened when Genghis Khan died? | In 1227, his successors continued to spread the conquering |
What happened after Yaroslav died? | He didn't decide who to give the throne to, so there were 3 kings and that kept going from generation to generation. |
How many kings were there after Yaroslav died? | There were 3 kings, his brothers. |
Who was the first ruler of Kiev? | Princess Olga and after she gave the throne to her son, Vladimir. |
Who was the group that demolished Kiev? | The Mongol group |