Medieval History – Byzantine Unit Study Guide – Flashcards
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Basil 1st
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founded Macedonian dynasty with military success
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Basil 2nd
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ruled for 50 years; good military leader; got Bulgars out of Macedonia
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dynasty
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group or family that maintains its position ruling an empire for long time
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aristocracy
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small privileged class usually made up of inherited nobility
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Crete
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an island southwest of Greece
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Cyprus
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an island close to turkey
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steppes
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level and treeless land in southeastern Europe or Asia
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Macedonia
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a region on the Balkan Peninsula
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Vittigus
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leader of the Ostrogoths who battled Belisarius for control of Rome
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Corpus Juris Canonici
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the title for the complete collection of church decrees
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Monk Gratian
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monk who created systematic collection of canon law
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pentarchy
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five sees/patriarchs controlled different geographical areas
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patriarchates
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the office or area of a patriarch
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Cyril
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monk who worked with Slavs to develop an alphabet in order to translate the Bible
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icon
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a representation or picture of a sacred or sanctified Christian personage
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St. Benedict
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monk who founded the Benedictine order and the Rule of Benedict
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Slavs
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group of people who orginiated in Russia and settled in eastern Europe
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Paganism
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belief in many gods or spirits
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Theodosius 1st
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last ruler of unified empire; imposed Nicene interpretation on Byzantium; destroyed pagan remnants
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Nicene Doctrine
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Jesus and the Father are made of the same substance
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Bulgaria
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A country north of Greece that borders on the Black Sea
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Rule of Benedict
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Basic guide for people committed to monastic life
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Balkan Peninsula
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Geographic term for the piece of land that Greece, Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria are located
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Arian Doctrine
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the belief the Jesus is inferior to God although they are made of similar substances
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siege
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the act of an attacking force surrounding a city or a fort
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Ostrogoths
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the group that battled with Byzantium for control of Rome
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Franks
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a Germanic tribe of the Rhine region
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Golden Horn
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the name for the harbor of Constantinople; an inlet in the Bosporus
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insurrection
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a rebellion, uprising or revolt
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Greek fire
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the secret weapon of the Byzantines; chemical that when combined with water bursts into flame
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Belisarius
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Military leader during reign of Justinian; ended the Nika Revolt
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plague
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an epidemic disease that causes high rates of death
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Hippodrome
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the place where the Nika Revolt started and ended
