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AP World History: Chapter 9 - Byzantine Empire Flashcards

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5813325952Fall of Rome393 C.E. Final Division of the Roman Empire 476 Western Half of Empire Fell into Germanic Kingdoms0
5813329029Eastern Half of Roman EmpireCalled Byzantine Empire Remained Intact after Division Captial: Constantine Religion: Eastern Orthodox Attempted to Retain Roman Elements Wealthy, More Organized, Smaller Land to Lose1
5813341152JustinianCreated Justinian Code - The Old Laws of Rome in One Place Built Hagia Sophia - Symbol of Byzatine2
5813345422Charlemagne (Charles the Great)768 - 814 1st Emperor after Rome in Western Europe Established Carolingian Empire through Military Force3
5813351190WomenBecame More Secluded Veiled in Public Interacts mainly with Family4
5813361229Byzantine PoliticsCentralized, Provinces Ruled by Governors, Merchants were Valued, Caesaropapism5
5813362993CaesaropapismChurch & State Combined into one Body Ruler is also Religious Leader Church is a Government Department Only in Byzantine Empire6
5813367785IconsCause if Schism of 1054 Roman Catholic: "You worship those idols don't you!: Eastern Orthodox: "No we don't we use them for teaching and art!" Roman Catholic: "No you don't and what we say is final as the church!" Eastern Orthodox: "You don't rule over us! We're the Byzantine Empire and you are not!" Leo III: "Um... Idols are illegal now." Eastern Orthodox: "Take that back or we riot!"7
5813382784Greek FireOil, Sulfur & Lime Shot Through a Bronze Tube like a Flamethrower8
5813386930Kievan RussiaGreat Impact by Byzantine Empire Astounded by Opulence of Cities Adopted Eastern Orthodox as Religion Cyrillic Used as Language9

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