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Byzantine Review
Byzantine Review Flashcards
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05/12/2013

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Term
What were the benefits of Constantinople's location?
Definition
  • Protection of eastern frontier
  • Distance from Germanic invasions in west
  • Crossroads of trade
  • Easily fortified site on a peninsula bordering a natural harbor
Term
Which Roman emperor is Constantinople named after?
Definition
Constantine
Term
What was the capital (seat) of the Byzantine Empire?
Definition
Constantinople
Term
When did Constantinople fall and to whom?
Definition
1453 - Ottoman Turks
Term
What did the Ottoman Turks rename Constantinople?
Definition
Istanbul
Term
What culture did Constantinople preserve?
Definition
Greco-Roman culture
Term
What cultures make up "Greco-Roman" culture?
Definition
Greek and Roman
Term
How did Constantinople preserve Greco-Roman culture?
Definition
  • Greek language
  • Roman laws
  • Architecture
  • Government
  • Greek philosophy
  • Preserved texts in libraries
Term
Emperor Justinian
Definition

Greatest Byantine Emperor

  • Codified Roman laws = Justinian's Code (basis of European law codes)
  • Reconquered former Roman territories in the west
  • Expanded trade
  • Made Constantinople more beautiful
Term
Byzantine code of laws
Definition
Justinian's code
Term
What inspired Byzantine art?
Definition
Christianity and imperial power
Term
Example of Byzantine architecture
Definition
Hagia Sophia = domed church built by Justinian
Term
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Definition
Hagia Sophia = domed church built by Justinian
Term
How did the Byzantine Empire make sure Greek and Roman knowledge wasn't lost?
Definition
Preserved Greek and Roman knowledge in Byzantine libraries
Term
Characteristics of the Eastern Church
Definition

Eastern (Greek) Orthodox

  • Centered in Constantinople
  • Emperor = supreme authority
  • Patriarch = head of church
  • Langauge = Greek
  • Allowed priests to marry
Term
Western Church
Definition

Roman Catholic

  • Centered in Rome
  • Pope = Supreme authority/head of church
  • Langauge = Latin
  • Priest = celibate (not allowed to marry)
Term
What was the split in the Christian Church called and when did it happen?
Definition
The Great Schism - 1054 AD
Term
When Christianity split, which Church did the Byzantine Empire follow?
Definition
Eastern (Greek) Orthodox
Term
How did the Byzantine Empire influence Russia and Eastern Europe?
Definition
  • Brought into contact through trade routes between Black Sea and Baltic Sea
  • Adoption of Orthodox Christianity by Russia/Eastern Europe
  • Adoption of Greek alphabet to Slavic language = Cyrillic alphabet
  • Church architecture and religious art

 

Term
What brought the Byzantine Empire into contact with Russia and Eastern Europe?
Definition
Trade routes between the Black Sea and Baltic Sea
Term
How did the Byzantine Empire influence Russian religion
Definition
Russia adopted Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Christianity
Term
How did the Byzantine Empire influence Russian art and architecture
Definition
Use of icons and domed buildings
Term
Who was St. Cyril?
Definition

Created the Cyrillic Alphabet by adopting the Greek alphabet to the Slavic languages so people of Russia/Eastern Europe could read the Bible

 

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What type of art form is this?

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Mosaic
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What type of art form is this?

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