AP World History Chapter 9 Terms – Flashcards
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Justinian
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Eastern Roman emperor between 527 and 565 CE; tried to restore unity of old Roman Empire; issued most famous compilation of Roman Law; extended later Roman architecture (ex. Hagia Sopia)
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Manzikert
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Seljuk Turk victory over Byzantine
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Tartars
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Mongols; captured Russian cities and largely destroyed Kievan state in 1236; left Russian Orthodoxy and aristocracy intact
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Cyril and Methodius
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Byzantine missionaries sent to convert eastern Europe and the Balkans; responsible for creating the Slavic written script called Cyrillic.
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Body of civil laws
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Justinian's codification of Roman law; revised Roman law as coherent basis for political and economic life
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Kiev
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Political center of eastern Slav. It established political and social relations with Byzantine Empire. Later it was overthrown by Mongols.
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Vladimir I
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Ruler of Russian kingdom of Kiev from 980 to 1015; converted kingdom to Christianity
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Bulgaria
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Slavic kingdom established in northern portions of Balkan peninsula; constant source of pressure on Byzantine Empire; defeated by Emperor Basil II in 1014
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Russian Orthodoxy
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Russian form of Christianity brought from the Byzantine Empire.
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Iconoclasm
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A challenge to or overturning of traditional beliefs, customs, and values, any movement against the religious use of images
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Icon
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a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel
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Boyars
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Russian landholding aristocrats; possessed less political power than their western European counterparts
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Hagia sophia
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Most famous example of Byzantine architecture, it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world.
