AP World History Chapter 9 Flashcards

6052332731	Basil II	Macedonian emperor who campaigned against the Bulgars and annexed Bulgaria, Crete, Cyprus, and Syria, expanding the empire to the Euphrates	0
6052332732	Belisarius	Byzantine general under Justinian I; he led expeditions to overthrow the Vandal kingdom in North Africa and occupied parts of Italy for Justinian	1
6052332733	Boyars	Russian landholding aristocrats; possessed less political power than their western European counterparts	2
6052332734	Byzantines	(330-1453 AD) The Byzantines preserved the Greek and Roman cultures and heritage, which benefited future generations. Also, it functioned as a buffer for the Muslim East and the Christian West in the Middle East.	3
6052332735	Cyril	Who developed the Slavic alphabet?	4
6052332736	Eastern Orthodox Christianity	A branch of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire and that did not recognize the pope as its supreme leader.	5
6052332737	Iconoclasm	Opposing or even destroying images, especially those set up for religious veneration in the belief that such images represent idol worship.	6
6052332738	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	7
6052332739	Kiev	Trade city in southern Russia established by Scandinavian traders in 9th century; became focal point for kingdom of Russia that flourished to 12th century.	8
6052332740	Manzikert	Site in Anatolia where the Byzantines were devastated by Saljuq Turks. After this crippling blow, Byzantium never controlled Anatolia again.	9
6052332741	Moscow	Capital of Russia	10
6052332742	Patriarch Michael	(1043-1058) Lived a life in the Monastery in the East. Disagreed with the Western practices of eating meat with blood, beardless priests, unleavened bread in Mass, and omitting the alleluia during Lent. Resulted in the excommunication of the East.	11
6052332743	Rurik	Legendary Scandinavian, regarded as founder of the first kingdom of Russia based in Kiev in 855 C.E.	12
6052332744	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.	13
6052332745	Vladimir I	This Russian ruler researched numerous faiths before settling on Eastern Orthodox. Many historians believe this was motivated by his desire to marry Anna, the Byzantine emperor's sister	14
6052332746	Yaroslav	"the wise"; leads Russia to its golden age and establishes Slavic laws; sends daughters to marry royals; makes orthodoxy prosper	15