Byzantine Flashcards

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Paintings or sculptures of sacred figures

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Icons

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Pictures created with tiny colored tiles of glass, stone, or clay fitted together and cemented in place

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Mosaics

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2
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Eastern church turned into

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Orthodox Church

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3
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Eastern Roman Empire

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Byzantine Empire

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4
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Paintings or sculptures of sacred figures

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Icons

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5
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Or church officials, found sacred images useful for teaching people about Christianity

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Clergy

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6
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Vikings in the Russian area

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Rus

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7
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During the height of Kievan Rus’s power and prestige, the ruler was

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Yaroslav the Wise

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8
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Written alphabet for the Slavic language

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Cyrillic alphabet

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9
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A Russian hero

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Alexander Nevsky

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10
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King of Wessex

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Alfred the grate

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11
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Middle Ages or?

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Medieval

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12
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Spreading of Christianity to England and Ireland

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Christendom

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13
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Gregory the grate did what to the pope

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Gave him power

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14
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Or voluntary separation from society to dedicate one’s life to God

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Monasticism

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15
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Who’s writings helped shape Christian doctrine for centuries

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Augustine of Hippo

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This rule, or collection of guidelines for monks, is called the

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Benedictine Rule

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Leader of a monastery is called

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Abbot