260417192 | Caesaropapism | system/doctrine in which the temporal ruler extends his own powers to ecclesiastical and theological matters. | 0 | |
260417193 | Byzantine | of or relating to the churches using a traditional Greek rite and subject to Eastern canon law. | 1 | |
260417194 | Corpus iuris civilis | Body of the Civil Law, the Byzantine emperor Justinian's attempt to codify all Roman law. | 2 | |
260417195 | Iconoclasm | a challenge to or overturning of traditional beliefs, customs, and values, any movement against the religious use of images. | 3 | |
260417196 | Excommunication | the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church. | 4 | |
260417197 | Fourth Crusade | a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem. | 5 | |
260417198 | Cyrillic alphabet | an alphabet drived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages. | 6 | |
260417199 | Constantinople | Previously known as Byzantium, Constantine changed the name of the city and moved the capitol of the Roman Empire here from Rome. | 7 | |
260417200 | 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 | |
260417201 | Theodora | the 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. | 9 | |
260417202 | Anna Comnena | 1st important femal historian; wrote "Alexiad" that analyzed reign of her dad, Alexius I; not as biased. | 10 | |
260417203 | Belisarius | one of Justinian's most important military commanders during period of reconquest of Western Europe; commended in North Africa and Italy. | 11 | |
260417204 | Charlemagne | King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe, great patron of leterature and learning | 12 | |
260417205 | 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 | |
260417206 | 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 | |
260417207 | Liudprand of Cremona | an ambassador whom Otto sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople in 968, insulted Byzantium and its emperor. | 15 | |
260417208 | Leo III | Believing that icons encouraged superstition and idol-worship, in A.D. 726 this emperor ordered all icons removed from the churches. | 16 | |
260417209 | St. Basil of Caesarea | urged reforms of monasteries that increased their efficiehelp and helped spread Christianity by increasing efficiency. | 17 | |
260417210 | Prince Vladimir | Ruler of Kiev who converts to eastern orthodox christianity rather than roman catholic; influenced Russians to convert to Christianity. | 18 | |
260417211 | 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 | |
260417212 | St. Methodius | second of two popular missionaries that invented the Cyrillic alphabet and used that to explain the Bible. | 20 | |
260417213 | 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 |
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