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Byzantine caesar over church & state who ruled Eastern Empire. He appointed the General Belisarius to drive out Ostrogoths & other Germanic tribes regaining the old Roman Empire lands.
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Who was Justinian?
p. 302. |
Ruled in 527 A.D. with absolute power as head of Church & state
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The body of Roman Civil Law collected and organized by order of the Emperor Justinian in A.D. 534.
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What was the Justinian Code?
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Roman Civil Laws revised to a Code of 5,000 laws, a Digest of legal thinkers opinions, the Institutes - a textbook telling law students how to use laws, & the Novellae(New Laws) - legislation presented after A.D. 534.
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"Holy wisdom" , Justinian had a passion for church building. This was his most elegant church.
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What was the Hagia Sophia?
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Along with this church, Justinian constructed aqueducts, law courts, schools, and hospitals.
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The leading Catholic Bishop of the East but who was less powerful than the Emperor.
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Who was the Patriarch?
p. 306. |
Byzantine emperors often fought with the _________ over matters of church & state.
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Religious images used by Eastern Orthodox Christians to guide their devotions.
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What were Icons?
p. 306. |
In 730 Emperor Leo III banned the use of these in religious services which caused riots & a clergy rebellion.
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To be cast out of the church.
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What is Excommunication?
p. 306. |
This meant the person would lose his salvation and go to hell.
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An alphabet of the Slavic (Russian) languages developed so Slavs could read the Bible in their own tongues.
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What was the Cyrillic Alphabet?
p. 306. |
Two missionaries, Saint Methodius & Saint Cyril invented this alphabet so the slavs could read the Bible.
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Groups of people that inhabited the forests north of the Black Sea,who were ancestors of many Eastern Europeans today.
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Who were the Slavs?
p. 307 |
These people mixed with the Vikings and blended to form the Russian culture.
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The son of Princess Olga, who took throne in 980. He converted to Byzantine Christinaity as well as his subjects.
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Who was Vladimir?
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This King in 989 had all subjects of Kiev baptised in the Dnieper River and imported teachers to instruct them in their new faith.
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In 1019, Vladimir's son came to the throne and led Kiev to
great power by marrying his daughters & sisters to powerful Kings & Queens of W. Europe to seal trade and defense alliances. He devised a legal code of Commercial culture, supported education & Christianity. |
Who was Yaroslav the Wise?
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This King helped Christianity to prosper building some 400 churches. He left his Empire to his sons who fought over the best territories and fell into ruin.
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Prince and military hero of Novgorod who advised his fellow princes to cooperate with Mongol invaders and give them tribute & obedience.
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Who was Alexander Nevsky?
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A Russian Prince who helped the Russians weather Mongol rule until strong enough to fight for freedom.
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A cold, calculating, ruthless
ruler of Russia (1440-1505) who challenged Mongol rule, took the title Czar (Caesar) and claimed to make Russia the "Third Rome". |
Who was Czar Ivan III?
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He refused to pay Tribute to Mongol rulers, organized a Russian army and faced down the Mongol army at Ugra River near Moscow in 1480 A.D. Both armies left the battlefield w/o fighting.
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Russian term for Caesar.
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What is Czar?
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Ivan III was 1st ruler to take this Russian title.
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These people were possibly descendants of the Tu-Kiu (1300B.C.) who lived west of China. They were plains horsemen, pastoral herdsmen of goats & sheep, nomads who
lived in tents, used Dromedary camels for transportation. The Abbasids used them as slave bodyguards & warriors. |
Who were the Seljuks?
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Turkish groups were known by this name ______ after the family that led them. They marched on the Byzantine Empire capturing Anatolia, erecting the city Rum, and almost captured the capital Constantinople.
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Prime ministers of the Seljuk Sultans.
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What was a Vizier?
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Ex. was Nizam al-Mulik, a Persian who was the prime minister or _______.
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A famous Seljuk Sultan who took pride in supporting Persian artists & architects.
He built the Mosques, patronized intellectuals like Omar Khayyam who wrote the Rubaiyat, a collection of poems about his love of life's pleasures and created an accurate calendar. He also was cruel and killed his brother. |
Who was Malik Shah?
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The greatest Seljuk sultan who beautified the city Isfahan building mosques. He adopted much from the Persian Culture while the Arabic language disappeared except for scholars of the Qur an.
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