Byzantine Flashcards
The Byzantine codified ___ law and preserved the learning and language of the ancient ___
Roman
Greeks
The eastern empire was able to endure long after the romes fall because of skillful diplomacy, manageable – and excellent fortifications
Frontiers
The people who presented the greater threat to Byzantine power were the __ the followers of Islam
Muslims
The controversy during the reign of Leo III, which further divided the Orthodox Church from the Roman Catholic was over the banning of
Icons
By the eleventh century __ became an important rival to Constantinople contributing further to its decline
Venice
The emperor of the eastern empire was an absolute ruler who commanded the military and dominated the
Church
The cryillic alphabet was brought to Eastern Europe by orthodox
Missionaries
The Byzantine Artisitics contributions to the west included __ painted ___ and the cruciform ground plan for a church
Mosaics
Icons
Russian civilization was begun know the 9 century ad by ___ who erected fortress cities to protect lucrative trade
Vikings
With the introduction of __ the Russians adopted the the religious political and legal traditions of the __
Orthodoxy
Byzantine
The social class that held considerable political power and economic power in Russia were the
Houses
As a tributary state under the __ Russia exchanged payments of goods and money for self government
Mongols
Ivan IV banished __ and confiscated their estates because they were powerful opponents of the muscovite regime
Boyers
The ___ dismantled Europe into the 20 century
Ottoman Turks
– was the main barrier to uniting the nations of Eastern Europe
Language
