AP World History - Byzantine Empire (Copy) Flashcards

4744605551	Bosphorus Straits	strait of water which connects the Black Sea with the Aegean/Meditteranean Seas; Constantinople built next to these straits	0
4744605552	Byzantium	Greek city on which Emperor Constantine chose to build his new capital - Constantinople; name is used for "Byzantine Empire"	1
4744605553	Justinian's Code	(Latin) Justinian's Code - a reorganization of Roman Laws under Emperor Justinian; published in four parts	2
4744605554	Ottoman Turks	Invaded Byzantine Empire; sacked Constantiople in 1453; ended Byzantine rule	3
4744605559	Fourth Crusade	Thirteenth Century crusade which did not go to the Holy Land; attacked Venitian colonies; attacked and sacked Constantinople	4
4744605562	Caesaropapism	doctrine which states that the emperor/king has full control over the church	5
4744605563	Great Schism of 1054	Split between the Catholic Church in the west and the Greek Orthodox Church in the east	6
4744605564	Justinian	sixth century Byzantine Emperor; born of humble means; married Theodora; produced major reform to laws; conquered much of western Meditteranean	7
4744605565	Theodora	Byzantine Empress; had been a dancing girl/prostitute; married to Justinian; key advisor to her husband	8
4744605566	iconoclasm	organized destruction of religious art	9
4744605567	Justinian's Plague	major outbreak of bubonic plague during Justinian's reign; began in Egypt and spread to most of the Mediterreanean world	10
4744605568	Hagia Sophia	major church build in Constantinople during Justinian's reign; known for its large dome; Ottoman Turks converted it to a mosque; currently in use as a museum	11
4744605569	icon	type of religious art perfected by the Byzantines; typically is an image of a religious person or scene and is adorned with gold leaf	12
4744605571	Hippodrome	large U-shaped sports stadium in Constantinople; could hold 100,000 people	13
4744605572	mosaic	type of art where small tiles are plastered/bonded together to form an image or design	14