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Converted to Christianity
Founded the eastern Roman empire
Byzantine empire for 40 years
Constantine I
Built Hagia Sophia
Rewrote Roman Law
Reclaimed territories of North Africa and Italy
Justinian I
Caused division within the Christian Church
Controversy about religious icons
Religious counsels resolve the issue
Iconoclasm Controversy
Led to the creation of the Orthodox Church
Church heads excommunicate each other
Great Schism
she believed were angels from the voices she heard.she believed were angels
Joan of Arc
It’s most famous, or infamous, in Europe for banning Christianity in Japan and kicking out missionaries.
Tokugawa Shogunate
A signed contract between King John and English nobles that took away some of the king’s powers and increased the power of the nobles.
Limit the powers of the monarchy, and introduce a system of checks and balances.
Magna Carta
increasing economic activities and use of money and the expansion of foreign trade that stimulated large economic growth.
Commercial Revolution
architectural style characterized by very high ceilings, flying buttresses, large stained glass windows, and pointed arches. In churches, this architectural style emphasizes verticality and light.
Gothic Architecture
An architectural style characterized by thick, rounded walls, semi-circular arches, small high windows, sturdy piers, groin vaults, large towers and decorative arcading.
Romanesque Architecture
collection of stories framed as stories told by pilgrims while traveling on pilgrimage to a popular cathedral in England.
The Canterbury Tales