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Byzantine & Russia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bosporus | waterway near Constantinople; protected Constantinople; good for trade. |
| Constantinople | center of wealth and trade; linked Europe with Asia and Africa; similar to Rome |
| Bezant | golden Byzantine coin |
| Boyar | Russian aristocrat; collected money from Russia; owned much land |
| Anna Comnena | author and princess; educated; wrote a book about her father |
| Justinian | recovered western Europe; rebuilt Constantinople; made Justinian Code |
| Eunuchs' | used in government as a slave |
| Theodora | Byzantine empress; married to Justinian |
| Patriarch | head of Byzantine church |
| Hagia Sophia | Byzantine church; had icons; Islam took over |
| Greek Fire | fire canon used on water |
| Justinian Code | law codes based on 12 tables |
| Autocratic rule | ruler with absolute power |
| Greek Orthodox Church | used icons; rejected the pope; priests were allowed to marry |
| Icon | paintings of saints and other religious people |
| iconoclast movement | religious movement against or for icons in the church |
| Cyril and Methodius | brought Cyrillic and were missionaries |