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Civilization in Eastern Europe: Byzantium and Orthodox Europe

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532022814Justinian6th c Byzantine emperor Failed to reconquer western empire, but rebuilt Constantinople and codified Roman law Hagia Sophia - Great domed church constructed during Justinian's reign0
532022815Body of Civil LawJustinian's codification of Roman law Reconciled Roman edicts and decisions Made Roman law coherent basis for political and economic life1
532022816Belisarius505 - 565 military commander during Justinian's attempted reconquest of western Europe2
532022817Greek FireByzantine weapon consisting of chemical mixture that ignited when exposed to water Used to drive back Arab fleets attacking Constantinople3
532022818BulgariaSlavic kingdom in Balkans that put constant pressure on Byzantine Empire Defeated by Basil II in 10144
532022819IconsImages of religious figures venerated by Byzantine Christians5
532022820IconoclasmBreaking of images Religious controversy of 8th century Byzantine emperor attempted, but failed, to suppress icon veneration6
532022821ManzikertSeljuk Turk victory in 1071 over Byzantium Resulted in loss of empire's rich Anatolian territory7
532022822Cyril and MethodiusByzantine missionaries sent to convert eastern Europe and Balkans Created Slavic written script called Cyrillic8
532022823KievCommercial city in Ukraine established by Scandinavians in 9th century Became center for kingdom that flourished until 12th century9
532022824RurikLegendary Scandinavian regarded as founder of Kievan Rus' in 85510
532022825Vladimir I980-1015 ruler of Kiev Converted kingdom to Orthodox Christianity11
532022826Russian OrthodoxyRussian form of Christianity brought from Byzantine Empire12
532022827Yaroslav975-1054, last great Kievan monarch Codified laws which were based on Byzantine codes13
532022828BoyarsRussian land-holding aristocrats that had less political power than their western European counterparts Tatars - Mongols who conquered Russian cities during the 13th century Left Russian church and aristocracy intact14
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