Byzantine Flashcards
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| 645911707 | byzantine empire | a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 | |
| 645911708 | 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 | |
| 645921751 | hagia sophia | the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople, built by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian | |
| 645921752 | justinian's code | an organized collection and explanation of Roman laws for use by the Byzantine Empire | |
| 645921753 | 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. | |
| 645921754 | autocrat | a cruel and oppressive dictator | |
| 645921755 | patriarch | the male head of family or tribe | |
| 645921756 | icon | a religious image used by eastern Christians | |
| 645921757 | yaroslav | golden age; issued written law code, translated Greek to his own language; arranged marriages | |
| 645921758 | cyril & methodius | Christian missionaries who tried to teach the Bible to Slavs in central and eastern Europe. and made an alphabet for them | |
| 645921759 | genghiz khan | Mongol leader who united the nomads of Central Asia and overran lands from China to Eastern Europe | |
| 645921760 | golden horde | a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century | |
| 645921761 | steppe | extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) | |
| 645921762 | boyar | a Russian noble | |
| 645921763 | czar | a person having great power |