Byzantine Empire Vocab

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amateur

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People with little experience. Ex. the people who were in control of Rome that led to its fall

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trade deficit

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When a country buys more than they sell and goes into debt.

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Inflation

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When things become more expensive because the currency of a country is not as valuable

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Byzantine Empire

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Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half.

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Cultural Diffusion

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the spread of cultural elements from one society to another often through trade

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architectural features

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arches, columns, mosaics and domes

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Strait

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A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water Ex. Bosporus __________ that connects the two sides of Constantinople.

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Greek Fire

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A chemical mixture that could burn on water and was used the Byzantine Army against ships.

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commercial center

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A place where buying and selling and trading and exchanging happens - like a market or an important trade city Ex. Constantinople

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Nika Riots

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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.

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Hagia Sophia

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Most famous example of Byzantine architecture, it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world.

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Justinian Code

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A collection of laws that reflected Christian values created by Justinian

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Cyrillic Alphabet

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an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages

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Missionaries

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a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

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Pagan

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A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times.

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orthodox

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Means following established beliefs. Mainly focused on carrying out traditions and beliefs outlined in the Bible.

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Catholic

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Means for the people. Most people spoke Latin.

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Great Schism

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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.

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Pope

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Head of the Roman Catholic Church

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Patriarchs

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The most important leaders of the church. This was often the bishops of the five most important cities of the empire.

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heretical

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against traditional or official ideas and beliefs of the church

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Bishop

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Elected leaders of the church

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Icons

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religious images that were often times worshipped. Ex. Virgin Mary

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creed

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a statement of belif