C11: The Byzantine Empire
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- Byzantine caesar over church & state who ruled Eastern Empire. He appointed the General Belisarius to drive out Ostrogoths & other Germanic tribes regaining the old Roman Empire lands.
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Who was Justinian?
p. 302. - The body of Roman Civil Law collected and organized by order of the Emperor Justinian in A.D. 534.
- What was the Justinian Code?
- "Holy wisdom" , Justinian had a passion for church building. This was his most elegant church.
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What was the Hagia Sophia?
p. 303. - The leading Catholic Bishop of the East but who was less powerful than the Emperor.
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Who was the Patriarch?
p. 306. - Religious images used by Eastern Orthodox Christians to guide their devotions.
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What were Icons?
p. 306. - To be cast out of the church.
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What is Excommunication?
p. 306. - An alphabet of the Slavic (Russian) languages developed so Slavs could read the Bible in their own tongues.
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What was the Cyrillic Alphabet?
p. 306. - Groups of people that inhabited the forests north of the Black Sea,who were ancestors of many Eastern Europeans today.
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Who were the Slavs?
p. 307 - The son of Princess Olga, who took throne in 980. He converted to Byzantine Christinaity as well as his subjects.
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Who was Vladimir?
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In 1019, Vladimir's son came to the throne and led Kiev to
great power by marrying his daughters & sisters to powerful Kings & Queens of W. Europe to seal trade and defense alliances. He devised a legal code of Commercial culture, supported -
Who was Yaroslav the Wise?
p. 308. - Prince and military hero of Novgorod who advised his fellow princes to cooperate with Mongol invaders and give them tribute & obedience.
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Who was Alexander Nevsky?
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A cold, calculating, ruthless
ruler of Russia (1440-1505) who challenged Mongol rule, took the title Czar (Caesar) and claimed to make Russia the "Third Rome". -
Who was Czar Ivan III?
p. 311. - Russian term for Caesar.
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What is Czar?
p. 311. -
These people were possibly descendants of the Tu-Kiu (1300B.C.) who lived west of China. They were plains horsemen, pastoral herdsmen of goats & sheep, nomads who
lived in tents, used Dromedary camels for transportation. The Abbasids used them a -
Who were the Seljuks?
p. 314. - Prime ministers of the Seljuk Sultans.
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What was a Vizier?
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A famous Seljuk Sultan who took pride in supporting Persian artists & architects.
He built the Mosques, patronized intellectuals like Omar Khayyam who wrote the Rubaiyat, a collection of poems about his love of life's pleasures and created an ac -
Who was Malik Shah?
p. 315.