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SOL 7 Byzantine Empire
SOL 7 Byzantine Empire
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History
9th Grade
02/06/2010

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Term
autocrat
Definition
ruler who has complete authority
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patriarch
Definition
in the Byzantine empire, highest church official in a major city
Term
icon
Definition
holy image of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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steppe
Definition
sparse, dry grassland
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boyar
Definition
landowning noble in Russia under the czars
Term
czar
Definition
title of the ruler of the Russian empire
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ethnic group
Definition
large group of people who share the same language and cultural heritage
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diet
Definition
assembly or legislature
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Constantinople
Definition
capital of the Byzantine empire named for emperor Constantine
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celibacy
Definition
taking a vow to not marry
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Hagia Sophia
Definition
Byzantine church built by Justinian between 532 AD and 537 AD
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liturgy
Definition
a body of rites in a public worship
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