heirs of rome and persia
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Justinian code | a set of laws written by the byzantine emporer Justinian that served the byzantine empire for hundreds of years |
| monopoly | complete control or ownership |
| mosaic | picturres made by broken pieces of glass or stone |
| orthodox | officially accepted Christianity |
| icons | holy pictures of jesus and the saints |
| patriarchs | a church leader |
| Catholic | all embracing christians |
| tried to make his empire as mighty as the Romans | emperor Justinian |
| ended chinas monopoly | emperor Justinian |
| he wrote down all the laws in an easy to read language | emperor Justinian |
| this was the biggest built church of the time | Hagia Sophia |
| helped women be treated fairly | empress Theodora |
| protected the people who didn't practice the way the king did | empress Thoedora |
| caused quarrel in the churches society | use of icons |
| ended the use of icons | emperor leo |
| brought the use of icons back | empress Irene |
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