Chapter 14
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Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Middle Ages | the period of history from 7th century CE until the beginning of the modern era |
| Romance language | modern languages, such as French and Italian derived from latin |
| Battle of Vouille | victory of the Franks over the Visgoths near poitiers in 507 CE |
| Pope | title given to a distinguished bishop, during the 6th century CE reserved fro the bishop of Rome |
| Angles | a barbarian people from the far north of Europe who eventually settled in Britain |
| Saxons | a barbarian people from far northern Europe who eventually settled in Britain |
| Clovis | king of Franks 481-511 |
| Merovingian Dynasty | the family of Frankish kings after the fall of the Western Roman empire |
| Mayor of the palace | Frankish officials who competed for authority with the Merovingian kings |
| Francia | name of the kingdom of the Franks |
| Theodosian code | compilation of Roman laws going back to the time of Constantine issued in 437 CE |
| council of Ephesus | Ecumencial council in 431 that condemned Nestorianism |
| Nestorianism | Christian teaching that the divine and human natures of Christ are completely separate |
| Miaphysites | also known as monophysites, Christians who taught that Christ had only a single divine nature |
| Council of Chalcedon | Ecumencial in 451 that condemned miaphysite teachings |
| Zeno | Tarasicodissa, adopted the name Zeno and became emperor, issued the Henotikon |
| Henotikon | ruling of the Byzantine emperor Zeno that attempted to end quarrels about religion |
| Blues and Greens | chariot racing fan clubs in contantinople that served as political action groups |
| Justinian | Byzantine emperor 527-565 who reconquered much of the western empire |
| Belisarius | General of Justinian who conquered the Vandals and began the conquest of the Ostrogoths |
| Nika rebellion | popular rebellion in Constantinople in 532 put down with great slaughter |
| Corpus Juris Civilis | "The body of civil law"; a compilation of past Roman law made under Justinian |
| Hagia Sophia | Church of Holy Wisdom built at Constantinople by Justintine |
| Lombards | barbarian people who invaded Italy in 568 |
| Avars | Barbarian people who threatened the Byzantine empires as of the late 6th century |
| Slavs | barbarian people who threatened the byzantine empire as of late century |
| Exarchates | largely autonomous units of the Byzantine empire in Italy and North Africa |
| True Cross | the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified |
| Allah | the creator god of Arabs |
| Mecca | a city of the central Hejaz in Arabia |
| Medina | an urban center of Arabia |
| Ka'aba | a religious sign in Mecca, in Arabia |
| Islam | a word meaning "submission", the religion established by Muhummad. |
| Muslims | the followers of Islam |
| Hegira | the journey undertaken by Muhummad from Mecca to Medina in 622 |
| Qu'ran | the book of Islamic scripture |
| Caliph | Muslim rulers who were the successors of Muhummad |
| Theocracy | a society in which the rulers of the church also govern the state |
| Battle of Yarmuk river | victory of the Arabs over the Byzanites east of the sea of Galilee in 636 |
| Dark Ages | former view of the period in western europe after the end of the Roman empire |
| Visgothic Renaissance | period of literary activity in Visgothic Spain in the 7th century |
| Carolingian Renaissance | period of literary activity in western europe during the reign of Charlemagne |
| Fall of Constantinople | capture of Constantinople by the turks in 1453, the end of the Byzantine empire |
| England | Modern name of Roman Britain. derived from "angleland" |
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