AP World History - Strayer - Chapter 10 Flashcards
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| 15237214613 | Jesus Sutras | products of Nestorian Christians in China. It articulates the Christian message using Buddhist and Daoist concepts. |  | 0 |
| 15237214614 | Nubian Christianity | several kingdoms of Nubia Christian church thrived for 600 years. | 1 | |
| 15237214615 | Ethiopian Christianity | conversion of rulers in Axum (highlands of Ethiopia). It was more resilient than other early Christian churches in Africa. | 2 | |
| 15237214616 | Byzantine Empire | surviving Eastern Roman Empire (on the site of new capital: Constantinople). |  | 3 |
| 15237214617 | Constantinople | new capital of eastern half of Roman Empire. It was highly defensible and economically important, and helped assured the cultural and strategic importance of the Byzantine Empire. |  | 4 |
| 15237214618 | Justinian | Byzantine Emperor (527 - 565 CE). He embarked on a short-lived conquest of much of the former Western Roman Empire. |  | 5 |
| 15237214619 | caesaropapism | political and religious system in which the secular ruler is also the head of the religious establishment (Byzantine Empire). | 6 | |
| 15237214620 | Eastern Orthodox Christianity | a branch of Christianity that developed in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. | 7 | |
| 15237214621 | icons | holy images venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. |  | 8 |
| 15237214622 | Kievan Rus | a state that emerged around the city of Kiev (9th century). It is a culturally diverse region with Vikings, Finnic, and Baltic peoples. |  | 9 |
| 15237214623 | Prince Vladmir of Kiev | the Grand Prince of Kiev (978 - 1015 C.E.) He converted to Orthodox Christianity, which led to the incorporation of Russia into the sphere of Eastern Orthodoxy. | 10 | |
| 15237214624 | Charlemagne | the ruler of the Carolingian Empire (768 - 814 CE). |  | 11 |
| 15237214625 | Holy Roman Empire | describes the Germanic-based empire founded by Otto I in 962. |  | 12 |
| 15237214626 | Roman Catholic Church | Western European branch of Christianity (separate from the Eastern Orthodox). |  | 13 |
| 15237214627 | Western Christendom | west European branch of Christianity. | 14 | |
| 15237214629 | Crusades | "Ventures of the Cross" meaning the holy wars waged by the Western Christendom (1095 until the end of the Middle Ages). It was declared by the Pope. |  | 15 |