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Unit 1, Ch.2,
Sections 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| collapse | sudden failure in the way something works, so that it cannot continue |
| foundation | conditions that will make it possible for something to be successful |
| authority | power or right to command |
| superior | person who is higher rank |
| tradition | belief or way of doing something that has existed for a long time |
| individual | belonging to one person rather than to a group |
| absolute power | unlimited authority |
| Justinian | ruled for more than 40 years, from 527 to 565, he was his uncle's successor, was talented, intelligent, and self confident |
| pagan | someone who believes in more than one god |
| patriarch | the bishops of Rome, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch, and Constantinople |
| pope | father, or head, of church |
| creed | a statement of beliefs |
| icon | a holy image, usually a portrait of Jesus or a saint |
| catholic | universal, or concerned with all people |
| orthodox | following tradition or established beliefs |
| mosaic | a design made with colored stones and small pieces of glass |
| manuscript | hand-written documents |
| missionary | someone sent to another country by a church, to spread its faith |
| convert | change their religion |