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15 Cards in this Set
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Constantinople-
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capital of Byzantine Empire; “New Rome”
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Justinian-
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emperor; revived ancient Rome recovered lands that invader took over
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Justinian’s Code-
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massive collection included laws passed by Roman assemblies or decreed by Roman Emperors
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Autocrat-
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one ruler with complete power
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Theodora-
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Justinian’s wife; shrewd politician served as advisor and co-ruler to Justinian
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Patriarch-
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highest church official in Constantinople
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Icon-
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holy images
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Great Schism-
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split between eastern an western Christianity; Eastern = eastern orthodox & western= roman catholic
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Steppe-
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dry, sparse treeless grassland
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Kiev-
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first city of Russia
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Cyrillic-
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relating to the Salvic alphabet from Greeks
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Golden Horde-
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Mongol armies nickname
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Ivan the Great-
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brought much of Russia under rule; recovered much of Russia
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Tsar-
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Russian word for Caesar
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Ivan the Terrible-
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went crazy with power
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