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18 Cards in this Set
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adviser
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someone who gives or offers advice
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merchant
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a person who buys and sells goods
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structure
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something made up of a number of parts arranged together
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authority
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a source of expert information
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Byzantine Empire
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the Eastern Roman Empire, which was ruled from Constantinople and from the 4th century to the 15th century
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Justinian I
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the ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire from A.D. 527 to 565, who ruled with his wife, Theodora, and reconquered lost territories for the empire
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Justinian Code
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a legal code, prepared under the direction of the Byzantine emperor Justinian, that regulated much of Byzantine life
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Constantine
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the Roman emperor after whom the city of Constantinople was named
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Hagia Sophia
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a symbol of the Byzantine Empire built by Justinian after an earlier church was damaged during a public uprising
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Constantinople
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The Roman capital city located between Europe and southwest Asia. It was a thriving center of business and trade.
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Mese
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the "Middle Way" or main street running through the city of Constantinople where merchant stalls lined the street and sold products from distant corners of Asia, Africa, and Europe.
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Hippodrome
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Constantinople's large arena where
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the pope
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the head of the entire Christian church
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Icons
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religious images used by Eastern Christians to aid their prayers
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schism
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an official split between two groups
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Roman Catholic
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The Christian church located in the West in 1054. Practices included:
-services conducted in Latin or local languages -the pope has authority over all other bishops -the pope claims authority over all kings and emperors -priests may not marry -they base their faith on the gospel of Jesus and the Bible -they use sacraments such as baptism -their religious leaders are priests and bishops -they seek to convert people |
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Orthodox
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The Christian church located in the East in 1054. Practices included:
-services conducted in Greek or local languages -patriarch and other bishops head the church as a group -the emperor claims authority over all religious leaders -priests may marry -they base their faith on the gospel of Jesus and the Bible -they use sacraments such as baptism -their religious leaders are priests and bishops -they seek to convert people |
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Disagreements within the Christian church caused it to...
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split into two separate churches:
1) the Roman Catholic Church in the West 2) the Orthodox church in the East |
