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Jusinian
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emperor of the eastern Roman Empire (ruled 527-565)
he wanted to reestablish the Roman Empire in the Mediterranean world and by 552, he had achieved his goals. His empire included Italy, North Africa, the Asia Minor, Palestine, part of Spain, and Syria Most important contribution = codification of Roman Law - the Body of Civil Law resulted from this. However, he left too much territory to protect after his death and his empire fell to Lombards |
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The Body of Civil Law
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code of Roman laws that was the basis of imperial law in the Eastern Roman Empire until 1413
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Constantinople
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on the border between the Asia Minor and the Balkan Peninsula
south of the Black Sea, northwest of the Asia Minor, and southeast of the Slavs |
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Syria
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northwest of Arabia, southeast of the Asia Minor, and east of the Mediterranean Sea
it was taken by Islamic forces in 636 |
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Palestine
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northwest of Arabia, north of Egypt, and east of the Mediterranean Sea
it was taken by Islamic forces in 636 |
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Balkans
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"The Balkan Peninsula" - West of the Asia Minor, east of Italy, and north of the Mediterranean Sea.
It was a part of the Byzantine Empire along w/ the Asia Minor which lasted until 1453 |
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Byzantine Empire
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the new empire after the invaders took land from the East Roman Empire - it consisted of the Balkans Peninsula and the Asia Minor
Beginning of the 8th century to 1453 both Greek and Christian Greek replaced Latin as its language Its emperor was considered to be chosen by god and his power absolute. He had full control over the church. The Christian church came to be known as the Eastern Orthodox Church here Seljuk Turks moved into the Asia Minor in 1071 (the heartland of the empire and its source of food and workers) It was conquered by the Ottomen Turks in 1453 |
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patriarch
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the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church chosen by the emperor
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Macedonians
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the dynasty of the Byzantine emperors - they ruled from 867-1081.
expanded the empire to include Bulgaria (in Balkans), the islands of Crete and Cyprus, and Syria 1025 - the Byzantine Empire was at its biggest since the beginning of the 7th century under them expanded trade to western Europe (sold silk/metalwork) which sparked a growth in economy restored much power of the Byzantine Empire incompetent successors soon lost what the Macedonians had gained |
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schism
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"separation" - it happened to the two largest branches of Christianity - the Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Seljuk Turks
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threat to the Byzantine Empire
they moved into the Asia Minor - the heartland of the Byzantine Empire and its source of food and workers 1071 - the Turkish army defeated the Byzantine forces at Manzikert Emperor Alexius I asked for help from Europe against the Muslims which started the first Crusade |
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Crusades
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military expeditions by European Christians to regain the Holy Land (Palestine) and Jerusalem from the Muslims
It was started by emperor Alexius I asking for help to remove Muslim forces from his Empire, which led to pope Urban II challenging Christians to take up arms to fight for him because "God willed it" |
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infidels
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non-believer
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Saint Bernard of Clarrvaux
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monastic leader who enlisted two powerful rulers - King Louis VII of France and emperor Conrad III of Germany - for the 2nd Crusade (which was a total failure)
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Pope Innocent III
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person who initiated the 4th Crusade in 1199
His troops (while they were supposed to be fighting the Muslims) got involved in the fight over the ruler of the Byzantine Empire |
