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15 Cards in this Set
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Capital, cultural and trade center of the Byzantine Empire
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Constantinople
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Domed church built by the emperor Justinian. also known as the churchof "holy wisdom"
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Hagia Sophia
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Massive collection of ancient Roman laws and legal rights
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Justinian's Code
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Sole ruler with complete authority.
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autocrat
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Title for the highest official in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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patriarch
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Visual and graphic representation of an object, word or concept.
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icon
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Permanent split; for example the split the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
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schism
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upper nobliity; land-owning nobles in Russia
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boyars
boyars |
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title of a Russian ruler
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czar
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agents who enforced the czars rule "agents of terror"
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oprichniki
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people who share the same language and cultural heritage
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ethnic group
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pictures and designs formed by inlaid pieces of stone
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mozaic
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autocratic ruler who ruled the Byzatine empire; also complile a code of law
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Justinian
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politcal savvy wife of Justinian; she helped to save the throne of the empire
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Theodora
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female historian who wrote the Alexiad
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Anna Comnena
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