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Byzantine Vocab
Byzantine Empire Vocabulary
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History
9th Grade
04/03/2014

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Justinian Code
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New set of simplified laws that everyone could understand based on the old Roman laws.
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Eastern Orthodox Church
Definition
The Greek branch of the Christian church - starting in 1054.
services in Greek or local dialect, led Patriarch, priests can marry and divorces are allowed
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Patriarch
Definition
Leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Onion Domes
Definition
round but pointy tops of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Cyrillic Alphabet
Definition
St. Cyril created the alphabet so that the Bible could be translated to slavic languages like Russian and Greek
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Icon
Definition
holy images - painted on wood and decorated with gold or silver
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Roman Catholic Church
Definition
Other branch of Christianity. Services were in Latin, Pope is the ultimate religious authority, no marriage for priests, and divorces aren't allowed
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Great Schism
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The split of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches in 1054
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Vikings
Definition
called Rus - settled with the Slavic peoples in what is now Russia
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Mongols
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1240 - attacked and destroyed Kiev and then the mongols rule for 200 yrs. Allowed religious freedom as long they paid their taxes.
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Czar
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King in Russia - Ivan the Great (III) kicks out the Mongols and takes the name Caesar/czar
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Constantinople
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currently called Istanbul - Center of the Byzantine empire - easily protected, good harbor, trade of cross roads
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Hagia Sophia
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Emperor Justinian had the church built - means "holy wisdom" - still stands in Istanbul today
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Novgorad
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founded by Rurik the Rus - first important trading city
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Kiev
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In 880, founded on the Dnieper River. Good trade, had close ties Constantinople and the church. Became a wealthy city.
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Moscow
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Current capital of Russia.
1320s Ivan I brought the head of the EOC to found a new city, which became very powerful
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St. Basil's Cathedral
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