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The Byzanne Mr. Buck ch 2
AD.324-AD 1435
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History
7th Grade
08/27/2008

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MOAT
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A ditch filled with water
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missionary
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someone sent to another country by a church to spread its faith
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icon
Definition
holy image or a saint
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catholic
Definition
universal, or connected with all people
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Theodora
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the wife of the first great Byzantine emperor
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Orthodox
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esthablished beliefs
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absolute power
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unlimited authority
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convert
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to change your religion
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How did both traders and scholars affect the Byzantine culture?
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they spread the culture after visiting Constntinople
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Describe the relationship between the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire
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The Western Empire of the Roman Empire fell while the Eastern Empire went on as the Byzantine Empire
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Hagia Sophia
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Beautiful church building
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A schism due to differing religious traditions developed between the_____________
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Eastern and Western churches
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Russian representatives were impressed by the
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Hagia Sophia
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Greek fire
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a chemical mixture that burned furiously even in water
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Why did justinian demand that a group of lawyers rewrite Roman laws?
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The laws were confusing and disagreed with each other
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The major reason for the short life of the Byzantine Empire was?
Definition
constant attack by invaders
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Because each leader controlled his own church the church_______________
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survived competition from other religions
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Justinian gained absolute power after?
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He crushed the rebellion of A.D.532
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The pope in Rome refused to take orders from the Byzantine emperor.  What increased the emeror's control over his subjects?
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The Great Schism
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What caused the Eastern and Western churches to offically divide?
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differences over rituals
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Whose power would have been challenged most if the Great Schism had been avoided and Christianity had been reunited instead?
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the pope and the Byzantine emperor
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Missionaries brought their religion to Slavic lands. What else did they bring with them?
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written language
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What was Justinian's main purpose?
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resoring Rome's lost empire
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The bishop in Rome claimed complete authority over the _____________
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The Church
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What were some of the benefits of having Constantinople, rather than Rome as the capitol of the Roman Empire?
Definition

closer to the crossroads of traderoutes

it was on a peninsula

it was easier to defend

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What preserved Roman legal traditions that are the base of some nations modern laws?
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Justinan Code
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Who considered himself  the authoritative head of the Church based on the teachings of Jesus Christ?
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the pope
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In what way did the church-state relations in the Byzantine Empire limit the power of the patriarch?
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The Emperor was considered appointed by God and could remove the patriarch if he disliked him
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What were the advantages of having the many different Roman laws organized into the Justinian Code?

Definition

laws found more easily

everyone in the empire had the same set of laws

Got rid of overlapping laws

 

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