Ch 6 Flashcards

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the Eastern Roman Empire

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Byzantine Empire

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2
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the new capital that the emperor Constantine formally dedicated in 330

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New Rome

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3
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What are four other names for Constantinople?

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New Rome
Second Rome
Constantine’s City
Queen of the Mediterranean

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4
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emperor from 527- 65 that almost bankrupt the Byzantine Empire

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Justinian

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5
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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

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Theodora

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6
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a riot that broke out in Constantinople to remove Justinian from power

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Nika Revolt

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7
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Nika!

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“Conquer!”

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8
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a systematic arrangement of laws that clarified Roman legal principals

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Justinian Code

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9
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Hagia Sophia

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“Holy Wisdom” (a Church)

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10
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the religion of the Byzantine Empire

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Eastern Orthodox Church

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11
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depriving an individual of the sacraments and excluding him from the fellowship of the church

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excommunication

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12
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the Bulgar Slayer

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Basil II (2nd)

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13
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a powerful Turkish force in the east

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Seljuk Turks

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14
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military expeditions to free the east, especially the Holy Land, from the Muslim invaders

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Crusades

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15
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a new wave of Muslim invaders that blasted through Constantinople’s city walls

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Ottoman Turks

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16
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wall paintings, carved ivory, illuminated manuscript, marble and metal work, a favorite decorative art of churches

17
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the largest ethnic group that inhabited Russia

18
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Swedish Norsemen that terrorized western Europe

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Varangians

19
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the Varangian warrior that gained control of Novgorod

20
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the basis of the name for Russia derived from the Slavic designation of the Norsemen

21
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Rus

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“rowers” or “seafarers”

22
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the Kievan ruler that ordered the destruction of pagan idols and established Orthodox Christianity as the official state religion

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Vladimir I (1st)

23
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Who are Arabs descendants of?

24
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Arabic nomads

25
Who claimed to be the last and greatest prophets of Allah?
Muhammad
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submission to Allah
Islam
27
submitters to Allah
Muslims
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the center of religious worship located in Mecca
Kaaba
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Muhammad's flight to Medina
Hegira
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the sacred book of the Islam
Qur'an
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Qur'an
"recitations"
32
the basic rituals of Islam
The Five Pillars of Islam
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successors of Muhammad
caliphs
34
the first caliph
Abu Bakr
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the spread of Islam through war on non-Muslims
jihad
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What was the capital of the Umayyad caliphate?
Damascus
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the battle where the Franks stopped the Umayyad
Battle of Tours
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the caliphate founded by the descendants of Muhammad's uncle
Abbasid