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Feudalism/Byzantine
European & Japanese Feudalism. Byzantine Empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| schism | split |
| autocrat | Sole ruler with complete authority |
| patriarch | Highest church official of the Byzantine Empire |
| Hagia Sophia | Church of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople |
| Justinian's Code | Reform of the Roman laws |
| Constantinople | Capital of the Byzantine Empire. Became Istanbul |
| Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church | Church of the Byzantine Empire |
| Emperor | Highest rank in Japanese society, but had no political power |
| Shogun | Supreme military ruler in Japan |
| Daimyo | Great warrior lords in Japan |
| Samurai | Lesser warriors in Japan |
| Bushido | Honor code for samurais in Japan |
| seppuku | Ritual suicide |
| Feudalism | Loosely organized system of rule in which powerful local lords divided their landholdings among lesser lords |
| vassals | Lesser lords |
| Fief | Land, or estate |
| Knight | Mounted warriors in Europe |
| Chivalry | Honor code in Europe |
| Serfs | Peasants bound to the land |