Chapter 8 CIG
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BethanyRutledge on May 14, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Byzantine Empire | Eastern half of Roman Empire "the second Rome" |
| Which cultures influenced the BE? | Founded on roman traditions, developed with Greek and Persian influences |
| Justinian the Great | 527-565 c.e able to defeat persians and secure the eastern borders of the empire. Expanded empire to include former territories if the western empire |
| Who reinitiated the roman legal tradition of compiling the laws of empire - "the body of civil law" | Justinian the Great |
| The large and beautiful church that Justinan revitalized | Hagia Sophia |
| He broke Persian power and influence in Asia minor | Heracluis |
| He was able to defeat the Islamic armies and reclaim much of the territory of the Levant | Leo III |
| Iconoclasm | Refers to the policies or people who oppose the religion use of images and advocate the destruction of such images |
| Who supported iconoclasm? | Leo III |
| What was the basis of Byzantine economy? | Agriculture, trade and commerce |
| Ottoman Turks | Finally conquered Byzazntine Empire |
| Viking ruler, which the name Russia comes from | Kievan Rus |
| Vladimir the Great | Responsible for converting The principality to Estern Orthodox Chrisitianity. Also expanded western borders of Kiev. |
| Yaroslav the Wise | Improved culture and education of Kiev. Also organized the Kievan legal system |
| The third Rome | Russia |
| Ivan the Great | Pushed the last of the mongols from Russian territories |
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