Chapter 13 Terms

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1. Procopius-

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A byzantine historian who tells the story of two Chiristian monks who brought silk to the Byzantine Empire.

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2. Byzantine Empire-

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Long-lasting empire centered at Constantinople; it grew out of the end of the Roman empire and carried legacy of Roman greatness and was the only classical society to survive into early modern age; it reached its early peak during the reign of Justinian.

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3. Sasanid Empire-

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Later powerful Persian empure that would read its peak under Sharpur I and later fall to Arabic expansion

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4. Slavic peoples-

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The people of europe who were greatly influenced by the Byzantine Empire.

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5. Golden Horn-

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The natural harbor of Byzantion

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6. Dardanelles-

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A body of water close to Byzantion

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7. Constantinople-

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The new name of Byzantion when it became the capital of the Byzantine empire under the rule of Constantine

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8. “Ceasaropapism”-

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Concept relating to the mixing of political and religious authority developed by Constantinople

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9. Justinian-

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An early byzantian emperor whom established law in rome, and gained back a lot of the Roman empire

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10. Theodora-

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Justianian’s wife who greatly aided him with decisions such as the deploy of imperial armies to get rid of the people who were rioiting his tax raises

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11. Hagia Sophia-

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Greek orthodox temple constructed by Byzantine emperor Justinian and later converted into a mosque

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12. Justinian’s Code-

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the Byzantine emperor Justinian’s attempt to codify all Roman law

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13. Belisarius-

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the General during Justinian’s reign that returned a lot of the western Roman empire to the Byzantine empire.

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14. “Greek fire”-

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a weapon used by Byzantine greek forces that would burn everywhere including when it was floating on water

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15. “theme” system-

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A system of government that placed an imperial province under the rule of a General who was elected by the imperial government which closely watched him to prevent tyranny

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16. Basil II-

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An emperor whom expanded the empire throught the eastern Mediterranean
(The bulgar-slayer)

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17. Liudprand of Cremona-

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An ambassador of the Empire of Otto of Saxon whom was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinope, and returned to describe it very badly.

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18. Bezant-

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The gold coin of Byzantine that became the standard currency of trade in the Mediterranean basin.

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19. Benjamin of Tudela-

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A spanish rabbi whom traveled throught Europe, and other places during 1165 to 1173 C.E to record the conditions of Jewish communities, but also described the land of Constantinople as a busy city or trade, and entertainment. He even sad there was nothing like it in the world except Baghdad.

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20. Hippodrome-

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A large stadium in Constantinople that holded a circus on the anniversary of the birth of Jesus, and also the place that held the chariot races.

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21. “Greens” & “Blues” –

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The two sects of the chariot racing fans

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22. Byzantine Scholarship-

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It focused on the humanities, and produced commentaries on famous Greek philosophers.

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23. Arius-

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A priest from Alexandria that was the basis of the Arian religion that taught that Jesus had been a mortal human being.

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24. Iconoclasm-

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The movement begun by Leo III to destroy art of religions icons, and prohibit the creation of future artwork because their veneration was considered sinful.

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25. Leo III-

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the Emperor whom implemented the policy of Iconoclasm

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26. Monasticism-

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the life followed by Monks that was started out of the efforts of devout christians of the Byzantine empre whom wanted to lead especially holy lifes.

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27. St. Simeon Stylite-

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The first and most famous of the “pillar saints”. The pillar sants would sit atop tall pillars for years at a time to demonstrate their commitment.

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St Basil

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The patriarch of Constantinople whom urged the monostaries to adopt reforms such as giving up personal possessions, and obeying the rule of elected superiors.

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29. Mt. Athos-

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the region in greece that has the most famous of the austere monasteries.

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30. Anna Comnena-

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the daughter of the Byzantine emperor Alexius I who wrote a hstory of her father’s reign.

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Schism

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the dissagreement that seperated the eastern and western churches.

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32. Eastern Orthodox Church-

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The church of the Byzantine Empire.

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33. Saljuqs-

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Turkish tribe that fought with the Byzantine Empire

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34. Ottoman Turks-

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Powerful Turkish empire that sacked Constantinople, and the Byzantine Empire

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35. Cyril-

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The missionary whom along with his brother Methodius converted the slavic people, and created an alphabet that represented the sounds of the Slavic language.

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37. Cyrillic alphabet-

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The alphabet created by the brothers Cyril and Methodius for the Slavic people.

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38. Vladimir of Kiev-

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The prince of Kiev whom made Eastern Orthodox Christianity the official religion of Kiev.

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39. Russian Orthodox Church-

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The name of the Russian church that was greatly influenced by Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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40. Crusades-

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vast military campaigns intended to recapture Jerusalem and other holy sites to Christians from Muslims.

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language of empire

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greek

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orthodox

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correct belief

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constantinople lies on the

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bospurus, and sea of marmara

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constantinople is near

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Black sea, dardanelles, and aeges seas

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how did constantinople keep out enemies

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by building high walls that ascended from 15, 30, to 70 ft

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general for justinian

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belsarius

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general for justinian

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belsarius

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justinian built

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hagia sophia, hippodrum, and libraries and universitys

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justinian built

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hagia sophia, hippodrum, and libraries and universitys

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body of law or justinian's law

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corpus jurus civilus

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body of law or justinian's law

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corpus jurus civilus

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four parts of body of law

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codex, digest, institutes, and novella

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four parts of body of law

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codex, digest, institutes, and novella

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codex

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the 5000 laws of Rome catergorized

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codex

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the 5000 laws of Rome catergorized

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Digest

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opinions of roman judges

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institutes

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training manual for lawyers

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novella

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all new laws

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the laws were circa

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534

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justinian politics

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classics were preserved, a long with the laws

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basil II politics

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takes back some land

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Theme system

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send out generals to be govenor, pulls together army and gave land to peasants, some generals got a big head

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an economic benefit of theme

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tons of trade going on so lots of money

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west religion list religion officials from least to greatest

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bishops, patriarchs, and pope

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language of west

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latin

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pope's opinion of iconoclasm

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thought people had to see pictures

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western christianity

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catholics, monestaries, monks, schools

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list order of importance of east officials(religion)

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bishops, patriarchs

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Patriarchs opinion of popes

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fought against them

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language of east

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greek

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peope of east literate?

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can't read or write

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when was the schism?

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1054

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What was the combination of east and west and when?(religion)

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1500 prodestants

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Turks

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took down byzantine empre