Byzantine Empire Vocab Flashcards
amateur
People with little experience. Ex. the people who were in control of Rome that led to its fall
trade deficit
When a country buys more than they sell and goes into debt.
Inflation
When things become more expensive because the currency of a country is not as valuable
Byzantine Empire
Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half.
Cultural Diffusion
the spread of cultural elements from one society to another often through trade
architectural features
arches, columns, mosaics and domes
Strait
A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water Ex. Bosporus __________ that connects the two sides of Constantinople.
Greek Fire
A chemical mixture that could burn on water and was used the Byzantine Army against ships.
commercial center
A place where buying and selling and trading and exchanging happens - like a market or an important trade city Ex. Constantinople
Nika Riots
Tension that broke out due to frustration because of taxes. It was a mass chaos that attempted to dethrone Justinian. It was put down and thousands of people died.
Hagia Sophia
Most famous example of Byzantine architecture, it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world.
Justinian Code
A collection of laws that reflected Christian values created by Justinian
Cyrillic Alphabet
an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages
Missionaries
a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
Pagan
A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times.
orthodox
Means following established beliefs. Mainly focused on carrying out traditions and beliefs outlined in the Bible.
Catholic
Means for the people. Most people spoke Latin.
Great Schism
the official split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine churches that occurred in 1054. Sometimes called the East-West Schism. The church in the west became known as the Roman Catholic Church, while the church in the east became known as the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Pope
Head of the Roman Catholic Church
Patriarchs
The most important leaders of the church. This was often the bishops of the five most important cities of the empire.
heretical
against traditional or official ideas and beliefs of the church
Bishop
Elected leaders of the church
Icons
religious images that were often times worshipped. Ex. Virgin Mary
creed
a statement of belif
