Justinian
a powerful ruler of the Byzantine Empire
Justinian Code
The body of Roman law collected by order of the Byzantine emperor, Justinian around A.D. 534.
Hagia Sophia
Church destroyed by mobs of rioters in 532 and rebuilt by Justinian
Patriarch
Leader of the Eastern Church
Icon
a religious image used in practice by eastern Christians
excommunication
the act that deprives someone of membership in the church
Cyrillic alphabet
An alphabet for the writing of Slavic languages, devised in the ninth century AD by Saints Cyril and Methodius
Slavs
the people from the forests north of the black sea
Vladimir
Olga's grandson , who came to the throne about 980, who ordered all his subjects to adopt christianity
Yaroslav the wise
Vladimir's son who helped Kiev gain power and wealth
Alexander Nevsky
Russian noble who gained power in moscow
Ivan III
The prince of Moscow , and he overthrew the Mongols that were dominating Russia.
Czar
russian emperor
Seljuks
A Turkish group who migrated into the Abbasid Empire in the 10th century and established its own empire
Vizier
a prime minister in a Muslim Kingdom or empire
Malik Shah
Most famous Seljuk sultan