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Byzantine and Russia
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| "Third Rome" | It is the name given to early Russia after they assumed the title of czar which means Caesar. |
| Celibacy | The act of not engaging in sexual relations. |
| Constantinople | It is the capital city of the Byzantine Empire. It fell in 1453 A.D. to the Ottoman Turks. It served as an important trade center between the east and the west. |
| Cyrillic Alphabet | It is an alphabet created for the Slavic people so they could read the Bible. It was created by St. Cyril and Methodius and promoted the spread of Christianity into Russia. |
| Golden Horde | It is the name of Mongolian Russia |
| Greek Orthodox Christianity | The second branch or sect of Christianity that resulted from conflict between churches in Constantinople and the Church in Rome |
| Hagia Sophia | It was a massive church in Constantinople commissioned by Justinian. After the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople, it became a mosque |
| Icons | Any religious image |
| Ivan the Great | Russian Czar who removed the Mongols from power in Russia. |
| Justinian | He is the most well-known of all Byzantine rulers. He conquered former Roman territories, created a uniform law code that set the precedent for future law codes, and commissioned the construction of the Hagia Sophia. |
| Justinian's Code | A uniform system of law that consisted of four parts. In his laws, he included many old Roman laws as well as his own. |
| Kiev | It was the capital city and an important trade center of ancient Russia. It remained the capital until the Mongols. |
| Mosaic | It is a form of art where images are created from small pieces of stone or glass put together. |
| Onion dome | A type of architecture used in the Byzantine Empire and Russia. The dome resembles the shape of an onion. |
| Patriarch | the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Pope | the head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Tsar/czar | It is the title of a Russian ruler which means Caesar. |
| Vladimir | Russian prince who was the first Russian monarch to convert to Christianity. |
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