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Chapter 6
BJU textbook
Term | Definition |
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New Rome | Formally dedicated new capital for the Roman Empire by Constantine |
What was New Rome commonly known as? | Constantine's City |
Justinian | Was the ruler of the first great period of Byzantine history and culture |
Theodora | Justinian's powerful wife |
Nika Revolt | The riot in which many people cried "Nika!" threatening to outrun Justinian |
Meaning of Nika? | Conquer |
Justinian Code | A systematic arrangement of laws that clarified Roman legal principals. |
Hagia Sophia | Finest example of Byzantine Architecture |
Meaning of Hagia Sophia? | Holy Wisdom |
Excommunicated | Depriving an individual of the sacraments and excluding him from the fellowship of the church |
Icons | Painted images of Christ and the saints which some believed to be idolatrous |
Who was known as the "Bulgar Slayer"? | Basil II |
Seljuk Turks | Turks who adopted the Islamic religion and Arab culture |
Battle of Manzikurt | The Seljuk Turks won over the Byzantines and since then the Asia Minor has remained under control of the Turks. |
Crusades | Military expeditions |
1453 | The year he Byzantine Empire finally came to an end |
Ottoman Turks | A new wave of Muslim invaders, caused the end of the Byzantine Empire. |
Cyril and Methodius | Byzantine missionaries, developed a language for the Slavic tribes. |
Slavs | The largest group in Russia |