Ch 6 Flashcards
the Eastern Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire
the new capital that the emperor Constantine formally dedicated in 330
New Rome
What are four other names for Constantinople?
New Rome
Second Rome
Constantine’s City
Queen of the Mediterranean
emperor from 527- 65 that almost bankrupt the Byzantine Empire
Justinian
Justinian’s wife that was an actress & Justinian had to change the law to marry her, she told Justinian to stay and fight in the Nika Revolt
Theodora
a riot that broke out in Constantinople to remove Justinian from power
Nika Revolt
Nika!
“Conquer!”
a systematic arrangement of laws that clarified Roman legal principals
Justinian Code
Hagia Sophia
“Holy Wisdom” (a Church)
the religion of the Byzantine Empire
Eastern Orthodox Church
depriving an individual of the sacraments and excluding him from the fellowship of the church
excommunication
the Bulgar Slayer
Basil II (2nd)
a powerful Turkish force in the east
Seljuk Turks
military expeditions to free the east, especially the Holy Land, from the Muslim invaders
Crusades
a new wave of Muslim invaders that blasted through Constantinople’s city walls
Ottoman Turks
wall paintings, carved ivory, illuminated manuscript, marble and metal work, a favorite decorative art of churches
mosaic
the largest ethnic group that inhabited Russia
Slavs
Swedish Norsemen that terrorized western Europe
Varangians
the Varangian warrior that gained control of Novgorod
Rurik
the basis of the name for Russia derived from the Slavic designation of the Norsemen
Rus
Rus
“rowers” or “seafarers”
the Kievan ruler that ordered the destruction of pagan idols and established Orthodox Christianity as the official state religion
Vladimir I (1st)
Who are Arabs descendants of?
Ishmael
Arabic nomads
Bedouins
Who claimed to be the last and greatest prophets of Allah?
Muhammad
submission to Allah
Islam
submitters to Allah
Muslims
the center of religious worship located in Mecca
Kaaba
Muhammad’s flight to Medina
Hegira
the sacred book of the Islam
Qur’an
Qur’an
“recitations”
the basic rituals of Islam
The Five Pillars of Islam
successors of Muhammad
caliphs
the first caliph
Abu Bakr
the spread of Islam through war on non-Muslims
jihad
What was the capital of the Umayyad caliphate?
Damascus
the battle where the Franks stopped the Umayyad
Battle of Tours
the caliphate founded by the descendants of Muhammad’s uncle
Abbasid
