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Byzantine & Russia
Question | Answer |
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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 |