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Civilization in Eastern Europe: Byzantium and Orthodox Europe Flashcards

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4169953346Byzantine Empire(500 CE - 1453 CE) Eastern portion of the Roman Empire which survived beyond the collapse of the Roman Empire with its capital at Constantinople; retained Mediterranean culture, particularly Greek; later lost Palestine, Syria, and Egypt to Islam.0
4169954763Hagia SophiaGreat domed church constructed during the reign of Justinian in Istanbul.1
4169954764BelasariusByzantine general under Justinian I(briliant; helped gain N Africa and Italy2
4169955375IconsImages of religious figure venerated by Byzantine Christians.3
4169955376RurikLegendary Scandinavian regarded as founder of the first kingdom of Russia based in Kiev in 855 C.E4
4169956617Yaroslav IVladimir's son; Kievan culture peaked; first library; organized legal system5
4169956618BalkansVarious peoples in this area of Eastern Europe rebelled against Ottoman rule, contributing to their imperial decline.6
4169956619Justinian6-th century Byzantine emperor; failed to reconquer the western portions of the empire; revuilt Constantinople; codified Roman law.7
4169957931Greek FireIncendiary material used by the Byzantines described as able to burn in water.8
4169957932iconoclasmThe breaking of images; a religious controversy of the 8th centurty; Byzantine emperor attempted, but failed, to suppress icon veneration.9
4169959879Vladimir IRuler of Kiev; converted kingdom to Orthodox Christianity.10
4169959880boyarsRussian landholding aristocrats; possessed less political power than their western European counterparts.11
4169961294ManzikertBattle of Manzikert; Seljuk Turk victory in 1071 over Byzantium; resulted in loss of the empire's rich Anatolian territory.12
4169961295Theodorathe wife of Justinian, she helped to improve the status of women in the Byzantinian Empire and encouraged her husband to stay in Constntinople and fight the Nike Revolt.13
4169961942BulgariaSlavic kingdom in Northern portions of Balkan peninsula that presented a major challenfe to Byzantine Empire14
4169961943Cyril and MethodiusByzantine missionaries sent to convert eastern Europe and the Balkans; responsible for creating the Slavic written script called Cyrillic.15
4169962524Russian OrthodoxyRussian form of Christianity brought from the Byzantine Empire.16
4169962525TartarsMongols who conquered Russian cities during the 13th century; left Russian church and aristocracy intact.17

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