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18 Cards in this Set
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"Third Rome" |
It is the name given to early Russia after they assumed the title of czar which means Caesar. |
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Celibacy |
The act of not engaging in sexual relations |
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Constaninople |
It is the capital city of the Byzantine Empire. It fell in 1453 A>D to the Ottoman Turks. It served as an important trade center between the east and the west. |
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Cyrillic Alphabet |
It is an alphabet created for the Slavic people so they could read the Bible. It was created by St. Cyril and Methodius and promoted the spread of Christianity into Russia. |
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Golden Horde |
It is the name of Mongolian Russia. |
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Greek Orthodox Christianity |
The second branch or sect of Christianity that resulted from conflict between churches in Constaninople and the Church in Rome. |
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Hagia Sophia |
It was a massive church in Constantinople commisioned by Justinian. After the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople, it became a mosque. |
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Icons |
Any religious image |
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Ivan the Great |
Russian Czar who removed the Mongols from power in Russia. |
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Justinian |
He is the most well-known of all Byzantine rulers. He conquered former Roman territories, created a uniform law code that set that set the precedent for future law codes, and commisioned the construction of the Hagia Sophia. |
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Justinian's Code |
A uniform system of law that consisted of four parts. In his law, he included many old Roman laws as well as his own. |
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Kiev |
It was the capital city and an important trade center of Ancient Russia. It remained the capital until the Mongols. |
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Mosaic |
A form of art where images are created from small pieces of stone or glass put together. |
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Onion Dome |
A type of architecture used in the Byzantine Empire and Russia. The dome resembles the shape of an onion. |
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Patriarch |
The head of the Eastern Orthodox Church. |
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Pope |
The head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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Tsar/czar |
It is the tile of a Russian ruler which means Caesar. |
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Vladmir |
Russian prince who was the first Russian monarch. |
