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35 Cards in this Set
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What was Constantinople?
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The Byzantine capital.
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Who was Constantine?
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He built Constantinople at a strategic place where Europe and Asia meet.
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What were the two straits located on the peninsula?
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Bosporus and Dardanelles
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Why was Constantinople considered the New Rome?
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Because its emperors were Roman who spoke Latin and many of its wealthy families came from Rome.
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When did Justinian rule?
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At the height of the Byzantine Empire?
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Who was Theodora and what did she do?
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She was Justinian's wife who improved the social standing of women and persuaded Justinian to stay in control.
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What did Justinian do in 533?
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He began the reconquest of Italy, North Africa, and Spain.
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How were Byzantine emperors linked to the Church?
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They appointed church officials, defined the style of worship, and used the wealth of the Church for government purposes.
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What are clergy?
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Church officials such as priests and bishops.
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What were laity?
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Church officials who were not clergy.
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What are icons?
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Religious images used for worship.
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Who banned all icons from the church and why?
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Emperor Leo III because he thought it was worshiping false gods.
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What were iconoclasts?
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People who objected to the use of icons and believed it was an act of false worship.
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Who was the Empress Irene?
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She allowed the use of icons in the church.
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What was the schism?
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The split between the west and the east into the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodoxy Church.
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What is theology?
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The study of religious teachings.
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What is a regent?
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A person who acts as a temporary ruler.
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How did most Byzantines make a living?
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By farming, herding, or working as laborers.
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What is a mosaic?
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A picture made of many tiny pieces of colored glass or flat stone set in plaster.
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What were illuminated manuscripts?
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Books decorated with elaborate designs.
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What were monasteries?
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Communities of men who have taken religious vows.
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What were missionaries?
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People who carried religious messages.
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Who were the two most successful missionaries?
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Cyril and Methodius
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What was Venice?
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An Italian trading city on the Adriatic Sea.
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Who were the Seljuk Turks?
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A group from central Asia that defeated the Byzantines.
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Who were the Ottoman Turks?
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They attacked the eastern provinces of Constantinople.
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What were the Slavs among?
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The largest groups living in eastern Europe.
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What is steppe?
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Wide, grassy, semiarid plains of Eurasia.
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Who was the Viking leader and what did he do?
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Rurik; he accepted the invitation to help protect the Slavs.
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What were principalities?
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Territories ruled by princes.
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What were boyars?
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Landowning nobles of Russia.
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Who was Olga?
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A princess of Kiev.
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What were the 3 major rivers?
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Dnieper, Dneister, and Volga.
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What did Yaroslav do?
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He brought Kiev to its greatest heights.
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What did Ivan III do?
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He ended the Mongol rule.
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