| A | B |
|---|
| Cyrillic | the alphabet the Russian language is written in |
| Dardenelles & Bosporus | a strategic waterway connectiing the Black Sea with the Mediterranean Sea |
| Dnepr River | center of early Russian civilization ? Kiev is founded on the river around 750 AD |
| dynasty | rule by one family (monarchs ? kings, queens) over a long period of time ? centuries ? |
| Eastern Europe | made up of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia & Bulgaria ? mostly communist nations in the second half of the 20th century |
| Feudalism | political system ? land for protection ? people live in isolated villages |
| Golden Horde | another term for the Mongols |
| human rights | natural rights ? civil liberties |
| icon | a religious painting believed to have certain powers |
| isolation | to stay by yourself |
| Ivan the Terrible | he expanded Russia to Siberia - built St. Basel's & went mad when his wife died |
| Justinian Code | set of Byzantine Law ? reorganized from Ancient Rome |
