| A | B |
| Justinian | 1st ruler of the Byzantine Empire |
| Ivan the Great | Rules Russia and takes the title Czar |
| Justinian's Code | Makes simple laws, and continues Roman Law |
| Overall Importance of the Byzantine Empire | Conitinues and preserves the legacy of rome |
| Crusades | Western Europeans fight Turks from 1090 till 1450 |
| Cyrillic | Slavic Language that allows the bible to be translated, which spreads Christianity |
| Vladdamir I | First ruler of Kiev Rus |
| 1200-1450 | Mongol Invasion with Ganghis Khan |
| Effects of the Mongol Invasion | Isolates Europe from Russia, and it shifts power from Kiev Rus to Moscow |