world history chapter 9 section 1 – Flashcards
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Constantinople
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formerly Byzantium; capital of the eastern Roman empire
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Justinian
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emperor of the Byzantine empire from 527 to 565, he rebuilt Constantinople and made reforms to the law
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Justinian's Code
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The Corpus Juris Civilis, or "Body of Civil Law"; a comprehensive collection of Roman legal writings assembled by Justinian
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autocrat
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a sole ruler with absolute power
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Theodora
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empress of the Byzantine empire, Justinian's wife, and a fearless and powerful co-ruler
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patriarch
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in the Byzantine and Roman empires, the highest church official in a major city
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icon
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holy image of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Great Schism
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the official split between the Roman Catholic and the Byzantine churches
