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Phillips - Global I
Phillips - Chapter 9 - Middle Ages in Europe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| relic | an object from the past that has something to do with God or with a holy person who follows God's ways |
| saint | a person who follows God's ways |
| barbaric | not civilized; not having good government and the things that make life easier |
| icon | a small picture of a saint or Jesus |
| patriarch | a leader of the church |
| Cyrillic alphabet | the alphabet invented by Cyril and Methodius and used to translate the Bible into Slavic languages |
| monk | a member of a religious order |
| religious order | a group of monks who live and work together |
| boyar | a Russian noble who owned land |
| veche | the Russian assembly that represented all free, adult male citizens |
| czar | the ruler of Russia; a Russian title that means "caesar" |
| Kremlin | the center of the Russian church and the Russian government |