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5488561649Caesaropapism (Political, Cultural; Pg. 320)the idea of combining the power of secular government with the religious power ex: Caesaropapism was the opposite of a theocracy because in this the government controlled the church instead of the church controlling the government0
5488561650Corpus iuris civilis (Political; Pg. 321)the collective title of the body of ancient Roman law as compiled and codified under the emperor Justinian in the 6th century a.d.: comprises the Digest, the Institutes, the Justinian Code, and the Novels.1
5488561651Greek fire (Interactions; 323)an incendiary weapon developed c. 672 and used by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. The Byzantines typically used it in naval battles to great effect, as it could continue burning while floating on water.2
5488561652Schism (Cultural; Pg. 335)the formal separation of a church into two churches or the secession of a group owing to doctrinal and other differences3
5488561653Saint Cyril (Cultural; Pg. 339)One of two brothers who were Byzantine Christian theologians and Christian missionaries4
5488561654Saint Methodius (Cultural; Pg. 3390One of two brothers who were Byzantine Christian theologians and Christian missionaries5
5488561655Sasanids (Political; Pg. 319)the last Iranian empire before the rise of Islam, ruled by and named after the Sasanian dynasty from 224 to 6516
5488561656Hagia Sophia (Cultural; Pg. 321)a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica (church), later an imperial mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul. Was built by Justinian7
5488561657Theme system (Political; Pg.323)a method of providing troops for the Byzantine army. It was introduced by the emperor Constans around 650 AD8
5488561658Iconoclasm (Cultural, Political; Pg.332)the destruction of religious icons and other images or monuments for religious or political motives9
5488561659Fourth crusade (Political; Pg.337)a Western European armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III, originally intended to conquer Muslim-controlled Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Instead, a sequence of events culminated in the Crusaders sacking the city of Constantinople, the capital of the Christian-controlled Byzantine Empire.10

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