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Schism of 1054
- iconoclastic controversy led to schism
- led to Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox
Princess Olga/ Vladimir
- Princess Olga converted to Orthodox
- Vladimir converted all Russians to Orthodox
Kremlin

building in Moscow
Duma

Russian Parliament
Time of Troubles
- princes lost power
- everyone fought for power
- many years of civil war
Icon

holy Catholic image
Ottoman Turks

Caused fall of Byzantine Empire
Yaroslav the Wise
- power of Kiev reached golden age
- created code similar to Justinian's code
- maintained peace and supported trade
- translated Greek into Slavic
- married children to royal families to form alliances
Czar
- title of Russian ruler
- version of Caesar
Zemsky sobor
- called after 10 years of civil war
- general assembly of many people
- deal with disputes using Slavic traditions
Justinian
- greatest emperor of Byzantium
- ruled at height of Byzantine
- reclaimed land lost
- exhausted treasury
- created pro. mercenary force
- reunited empire but fell apart when died
- rebuild Hagia Sophia
- Justinian's Code
Leo III
- banned icons from being worshipped
- started icon controversy
Mongol Yoke

Mongol period of rule
Ivan III
- recovered and united much of N. Russia
- limited power of boyars
- took title of czar
- married niece of last Byzantine emperor
- declared Russia Third Rome
Third Rome

what Russia was called and considered selves to be
Icon Controversy
- started by Pope Leo III
- caused split in church
- about whether icons should be worshipped
Boyars

wealthy landowning nobles
Ivan IV
- limited power of nobility
- tied serfs to land
- organized oprichniki who slaughtered rebellious boyars

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