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Chapter 12A
The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe to 1000
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Undergraduate 1
11/16/2009

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Byzantine
Definition
*Constantine rebuilt & named after himself
*refers to Greek, Hellenistic Rome, and Judaic monotheistic elements that distinguished culture of East from the Latin West
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Justinian
Definition
*Corpus Jurius Civilis-grouped & revised Roman law
*close ties b/w rulers and the church
*empire had many large cities
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Theodora
Definition
*monophysite
*Justinian's wife
*convinced him to stay at riot & kill protesters
*daughter of circus bear trainer
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Constantinople
Definition
*largest city
*recruited most soldiers from Anatolia
*christian dominant faith
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Monophysite
Definition
*variants of faith popular in the East
*taught Christ had a single immortal nature, not a union of eternal God & mortal man
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Caesaropapism
Definition
*emperor acting as if he held authority over the church as well as the kingdom
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Iconoclasm
Definition
*dispute over use of sacred icons in worship
*Constantine did this, destruction of icons
Term
Edict of Milan
Definition
*313
*emperor Constantine gave Christians a favored status w/in the empire
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Benedict
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*great organizer of West Monasticism
*established a monastery in Italy
*named after himself
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Apostolic Primacy
Definition
*Pope Damascus
*doctrine that popes are direct successors to Apostle Peter & heads of the church
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Clovis
Definition
*Chieftan who converted to Orthodox Christianity
*created the first Frankish Dynasty
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Franks
Definition
*created the royal office of count
*fragmentation of the kingdom
*mayor of palace gained power
Term
Fief
Definition
*land granted to a vassal in exchange for services, usually military
*also known as benefice
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