Chapter 8: The Byzantine Empire and Emerging Europe, A.D. 50-800 – Flashcards
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Laity
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regular church members Pg.181
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Plague
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an epidemic disease Pg.184
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Ordeal
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Determination of guilt in germanic law based on idea of divine intervention Pg.192
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Patriarch
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Head of the eastern orthodox church Pg.195
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Romulus Agustulus
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Roman Emperor until 476 when Odoacer self proclaimed Master of the Soldiers. The removal of Romulus Augustulus as Roman emperor is what really led to the end of the Roman Empire in the west.
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Scriptorium
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Monastery were the monks and also the nuns would come together to worship god a place were they could distinguish from society
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Missi-Dominici
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(Messengers of the lord king) this was about how Charlemagne sent out 2 representatives to local districts to ensure that the counts were done to the kings orders. Pg.192
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Chostianople
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Greatest center of commerce in Europe during the Middle Ages. Then it also was used as the chief center for the exchange of products between east and west Pg. 195
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Pope
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They were viewed as the Later bishops of Rome as peters successors. Then they soon became to be known as popes (in Greek the Latin word papa means father).
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Persecution
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to be mistreated or punished because of your religious beliefs Pg.181
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How do the monks and nuns spread Christianity?
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They spread christianity through how they created books of knowlege about Christianity while they were in the monasteries dedicating their life to god (Chapter 8 Lesson 3)
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What did Charlemagne do to merge Roman and Christianity?
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He was known as one of the most powerful Christian leader and also emperor of the romans. The coronation of the took place 300 years ago to collapse the Western Roman Empire and the coronation symbolized the joining of the Roman, Christian, and Germanic elements.
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Gregory the great
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He strengthen the power of papacy by gaining in territory leading to gain in power
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What was the events that led to the fall of the Roman Empire
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When Diocletian separated the Roman Empire into 4 prefectures, 2 of the 4 prefectures were found in the west and the other two in the east. This was the main reason for the fall of the Roman Empire because of the separation of Roman Army to support rival emperors which created fighting. The east continued to stay with the Roman Emperor which gave them the strength to survive another thousand years with attacks of invaders than the west. After the separation even after the attempt of Constantine to reunite the Roman Empire which failed after his death. Pg. 184
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What were the issues that the Byzantine Empire had to deal with in the 11th century?
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Power hungry their ambitious military leaders and aristocratic families that led to political and social disorder. Pg. 197