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20 Cards in this Set
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The Justinian Code is |
a four part body of law created during the reign of the emperor Justinian. |
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Justinian
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a high-ranking Byzantine nobleman who succeeded his uncle to the throne of Eastern Empire
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The Justinian Code was the body of |
civil law created for the Byzantine Empire |
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To prop up their shaky empire the Byzantines |
used diplomacy. |
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The religious dispute over Icons |
prompted one pope to excommunicate or ban from the church a Byzantine emperor. |
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During the 8th century dispute over Icons |
the Pope supported the use of the Icons. |
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Justinian set up a panel of experts to |
compile laws to regulate a complex society |
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Orthodox Christianity |
became the state religion of the Byzantine Empire. |
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Saint Methodivis and Saint Cyril |
invented the alphabet that is used by many Slavic languages. |
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The Cyrillic alphabet |
is named after St. Cyril who invented it so that Slavic peoples could read the Bible in their own languages. |
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Russian Culture |
was strongly influenced by the creation of the Cyrillic alphabet. |
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Slavs |
came from the forest region north of the Black Sea |
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Vikings |
a group of invaders probably founded Novgorod and later settled in Kiev |
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Olga |
the first member of the Kievan nobility to convert to Christianity |
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Yaroslav the Wise |
was a ruler of Kievan Russia. |
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Yaroslav the Wise |
created a legal code for Kiev that emphasized and protected property and commerce. |
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Political instability |
was created by Yaroslav's division of his realm among his sons. |
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Mongols |
attacked and demolished Kiev. |
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The Mongol Empire is Russia |
is called Khanate of the Golden Horbe. |
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Alexander Meusky |
Russian prince and military hero who advised his fellow princes to cooperate with the Mongols. |
