The Commonwealth of Byzantium
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| 265075289 | Caesaropapism | the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters | 0 | |
| 265075290 | Byzantine | a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire | 1 | |
| 265075291 | Corpus iuris civilis | "Body of Civil Law," Justinian's codification of Roman law | 2 | |
| 265075292 | Iconoclasm | a challenge to or overturning of traditional beliefs, customs, and values, any movement against the religious use of images | 3 | |
| 265075293 | Excommunication | the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church | 4 | |
| 265075294 | Fourth Crusade | a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem | 5 | |
| 265075295 | Cyrillic alphabet | alphabet derived from Greek alphabet used for slavic language | 6 | |
| 265075296 | Constantinople | Previously known as Byzantium, Constantine changed the name of the city and moved the capitol of the Roman Empire here from Rome. | 7 | |
| 265075297 | Justinian | Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program , including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code | 8 | |
| 265075298 | Theodora | Justinian's wife; helped him run the empire | 9 | |
| 265075299 | Anna Comnena | 1st important femal historian; wrote "Alexiad" that analyzed reign of her dad, Alexius I; not as biased | 10 | |
| 265075300 | Belisarius | one of Justinian's most important military commanders during period of reconquest of Western Europe; commended in North Africa and Italy | 11 | |
| 265075301 | Charlemagne | King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe, great patron of leterature and learning | 12 | |
| 265075302 | Otto of Saxony | Established the Holy Roman Empire. Pope John XII proclaimed him HRE in 962. Aggressively built his state. Defended Papal states from Lombards twice. | 13 | |
| 265075303 | Benjamin of Tudela | Spanish rabbi who traveled throughout Europe, North Africa and Southwest Asia. He recorded the conditions of Jewish communities and described the lands he visited | 14 | |
| 265075304 | Liudprand of Cremona | definition: an ambassador whom Otto sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople in 968, insulted Byzantium and its emperor significance: strained relationships between the west and Byzantium | 15 | |
| 265075305 | Leo III | the pope who in 800 crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (750-816) | 16 | |
| 265075306 | St. Basil of Caesarea | - 329-379 - Cenobite - from Caesarea - family was Christian - promotes Catholic education - visits anchorites and hermits in Egypt and he liked Pachomius' style - balance of prayer, work, and scripture - learned about God from his family - inspire Benedict - "If one lives alone, whose feet will he wash?" | 17 | |
| 265075307 | Prince Vladimir | Ruler of Kiev who converts to eastern orthodox christianity rather than roman catholic; influenced Russians to convert to Christianity. | 18 | |
| 265075308 | St. Cyril | a missionary sent by the Byzantine government to eastern Europe and the Balkans... converted southern Russia and Balkans to Orthodox Christianity...responsible for creation of written script for Slavic known as Cyrillic | 19 | |
| 265075309 | St. Methodius | definition: second of two popular missionaries that invented the Cyrillic alphabet and used that to explain the Bible significance: invented Cyrillic alphabet, spread Christianity | 20 | |
| 265075310 | St. Simeon Stylite | He lived on a pillar for 37 years. most famous of the "pillar saints"; demonstrated ascetic commitments by perchin gon pillars for years at a time (5th century) | 21 |
