| Term | Definition |
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The Rule of St. Benedict |
guidelines for monks living in a monastery |
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The Life of St. Simeon Stylites |
pillar saints, a different form of asceticism |
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Iconoclastic Council |
veneration of icons is sacrilege |
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2nd council of Nicea |
anti-iconoclasm, prayer to the saint through an image |
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Nicene Creed |
1st council of Nicea, contradicts Arius, belief that Jesus is a fully mortal and fully divine |
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Feudal Contracts and Obligations |
States the obligations between lords and retainers |
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Institutes of Justinian, Byzantium, and the Legacy of Roman Law |
Rewriting of Roman Law for Byzantium |
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Epodes |
Poetry on country life |