AP WH ch 9 vocab Flashcards
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| 12987626 | Justinian | Ruler of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565 C.E. | 0 | |
| 12987627 | Hagia Sophia | A christian church built by Justinian's builders; many domes includin large on on top. | 1 | |
| 12987628 | Bulgaria | Slavic kingdom established in northern portions of Balkan peninsula; constant source of pressure on Byzantine Empire; defeated by Emperor Basil II in 1014. | 2 | |
| 12987629 | Icons | Images of religious figures that became objects of veneration within Christianity of the Byzantine Empire; particularly prevalent in Eastern monasticism. | 3 | |
| 12987630 | Iconoclasm | Religious controversy within the Byzantine Empire in the 8th century; emperor attempted to supress veneration of icons; literally "breaking of images"; after long struggle icon veneration was restored. | 4 | |
| 12987631 | Cyril and Methodius | Byzantine missionaries sent to the territory that is not the Czech and Slovak republics in 864. | 5 | |
| 12987632 | Kiev | Trade city in southern Russia established by Scandinavian traders in 9th century; became focal point for kingdom of Russia that fluorished to 12th century. | 6 | |
| 12987633 | Vladimir I | Ruler of the Russian kingdom of Kiev from 980 to 1015; converted kindom to Christianity. | 7 | |
| 12987634 | Russian Orthodoxy | Russian form of Christianity imported from the Byzantine Empire and combined with local religion; king characteristically controlled major appointments. | 8 | |
| 12987635 | Boyars | Russian aristocrats; possesed less political power than did their counterparts in western Europe. | 9 | |
| 12987636 | Tatars | Mongols; captured russian cities and largely destroyed Kievan state in 1236; left Russian Orthodoxy and aristocratic intact. | 10 | |
| 12987637 | Greek Fire | Byzantine weapon consisting of mixture of chemicals that ignited when exposed to water; utilized to drive back the Arab fleets that attacked Constatinople. | 11 | |
| 12987638 | Theodora | Justinian's highly influencing wife; courtesan connected with Constatinople's horse racing world; eager for power. | 12 | |
| 12987639 | Balkan | Peninsula located in south-eastern Europe, including Macedonia and Greece, plus what became Bugaria;controlled by the Byzantine Empire. | 13 | |
| 12987640 | Rurik | Legendary Scandinavian, regarded as founder of the first kingdom of Russia based in Kiev in 855 C.E. | 14 |