Which alphabet is named for a Byzantine missionary saint to the Slavs?
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Cyrillic alphabet
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Which alphabet is named for a Byzantine missionary saint to the Slavs?
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Cyrillic alphabet
Which Byzantine emperor introduced Greek as the official administrative language?
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Heraclius
Which council in 451 defined the Chalcedonian doctrine followed by Byzantium?
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Council of Chalcedon
Which pandemic first struck the Byzantine Empire in 541?
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Plague of Justinian
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Which official helped compile Justinian's Digest and Code?
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Tribonian
Which council in 451 defined the Chalcedonian doctrine followed by Byzantium?
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Council of Chalcedon
Which pandemic first struck the Byzantine Empire in 541?
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Plague of Justinian
Which battle in 1071 was a major Byzantine defeat by the Seljuk Turks?
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Battle of Manzikert
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Constantine I
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Anna Komnene
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Basil II
Which Byzantine dynasty began with Basil I in 867?
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Macedonian dynasty