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7827195864cesaropapisma policy where the emperor ruled as a secular lord& had an active, prominent role in ecclesiatical affairs0
7827195865justinianemperor; created Justinian's Code; fortified city; built Hagia Sophia born a peasant1
7827195866theodorajustinians wife , striptease artist before they met2
7827195867Hagia Sophialarge church constructed in Constantinople during the reign of Justinian; turned into a mosque by ottoman conquers3
7827195868Justinians codeAn organized collection and explanation of roman laws for use by the byzantine empire4
7827195869greek fireFlammable liquid used as a weapon by the Byzantine navy; burned even when in the water- hard to put out5
7827195870theme systemByzantine system of splitting the empire into smaller military-run sections6
7827195871franksgermanic kingdom, converted to christianity, persuaded muslim conquers that europe wasnt worth their time7
7827195872Carolingian Dynastya Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 9878
7827195873Charles Martelfounded caroligian dynasty , high up in military9
7827195874Battle of ToursA battle in which Christians stopped the Muslim advance into Western Europe10
7827195875Charlemagneking who united Western Europe, made emperor by pope and valued education , grandson of charles martel11
7827195876saxon campaign32 year campaign to impose charlemagens' rule on the saxtons in northern germany12
7827195877aachencapital of caroligian dynasty13
7827195878missi dominiciimperial officials who traveled to all the jurisdictions & reviewed accounts of local authorities14
7827195879what did charlemagne do to promote european integration?accepted everyone, kind to everyone15
7827195880Pope Leo IIICrowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 80016
7827195881christmas day, 800the day charlemagne was named emperor by pope leo the 3rd17
7827195882Louis the PiousCharlemagne's son; lost most of the power/land that Charlemagne had acquired18
7827195883Magyarsan ethnic group centered in present-day Hungary19
7827195884Norse Vikingsmost feared invaders from scandinavia20
7827195885BezantByzantine gold coin21
7827195886heavy plowallowed the heavy, moist soil to be turned in the north22
7827195887why did women wear veils around their hair?modesty23
7827195888Feudalismhierarchy of lords & vassals24
7827195889Lorda person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals25
7827195890Vassalunder the lords26
7827195891peasantprovided labor for lords & vassals27
7827195892Pope Gregory Imobilized local resources & orgainized the defense of rome saving the church & rome28
7827195893confessionin the christian faith, you go confess your sins to the preist29
7827195894penancerequired individuals to go to the confession30
7827195895Patriarchpowerful officials of the church31
7827195896iconoclasmThe deliberate destruction of religious icons and symbols32
7827195897MonasticismThe practice of living the life of a monk33
7827195898St. BasilMonk who founded one of the earliest monasteries in the East.34
7827195899St. Benedicta man who developed the monastic way of life in western Europe35
7827195900Ascetic lifestylefully devoted to religion36
7827195901St. Scholastica482-543 sister to St. Benedict adapted his Rules into guidance for women in convents37
7827195902Sts. Cyril and Methodiusmissionaries in Bulgaria & Moravia38
7827195903Cyrillic alphabetan alphabet drived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages39
7827195904Vladimir IRussian ruler who adopted Christianity as the religion for his people40
7827195905Great Schismthe official split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine churches that occurred in 105441

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