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Chapter 10-12 Flashcards

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1
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What was the Byzantine Empire?

A

Continuation of the Roman empire

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2
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How long did the Byzantine Empire last after the fall of Rome?

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1000 years

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3
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What was Byzantine empire’s major import?

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silk from China

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4
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Who created a strong core for the Byzantine rule?

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Justinian

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5
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Why couldn’t the Byzantine empire be restored to how it was during the time of Rome?

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too expensive and weakened the empire

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6
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who was Justinian’s “strong wife”

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Theodora

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7
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Hagia Sophia

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Church commissioned by Justinian

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8
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What was Justinian’s city with lots of churches?

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Ravenna

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9
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where is the San vitale located?

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Ravenna

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10
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What did Byzantines use to fight off muslim and nomadic invaders?

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Greek fire

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11
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what religion did the Byzntine empire adopt?

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orthodox christianity

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12
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did byzantines favor church or state?

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State was over church

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13
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what did the Great Schism do?

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solidified split between east and west churches

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14
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what type of government did the Byzantine’s have?

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Bureaucracy similar to China

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15
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what battle did the Byzantines never recover from?

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Manzikurt in 1071

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16
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When and who were the Byzantines finally defeated by?

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1453 by the Turks

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17
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Cyril and Metodius

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  • initiated Byzantine influence in E. Europe
  • missionaries
  • Cryllic and slavic language
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18
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what was Russia’s name at the time?

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Kievan Russ

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19
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what religion did early Russia have?

A

Polytheistic

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20
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who was the 1st prince of Kievan russ?

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Rurik

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21
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who converted Russian to orthodox Christianity

A

Vladimir I

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22
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who was the last kievan prince that codified law and built churches?

A

Yaroslav

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23
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what did Yaroslav the wise use to strengthen power?

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marriage w central europe

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24
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Were Russian peasants free?

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Yes

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25
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Boyars

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aristocrats

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26
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who destroyed the Kievan state and when?

A

Mongols in 1236

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27
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What is another name for Mongols

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tatars

28
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what was medeival europe characterized as?

A

Frequent invasions
vikings
weak states
the church was the state

29
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What type of social system was adopted during medeival times

A

manorial system

-serfs received protection but had to turn over part of their goods

30
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What is Charls Martel known for?

A

battle of tours

31
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when was the battle of tours?

A

732

32
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what did the Battle of tours do?

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  • halted muslim advancement
  • established Carolingian dynasty
  • charlemagne ruled France and germany
33
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when did regional monarchs develop?

A

800

34
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how are regional monarchs characterized?

A

very diverse

35
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who were the emporers in Germany after the split of Charlemagne’s empire?

A

Holy Roman Emporers

36
Q

describe the advances in farming?

A

mold boardplow, 3 field system, new horse collar and stirrups

37
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how did farming afffect the population?

A

it grew

-vikings settled down

38
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who did the feudal monarchs rely on?

A

personal loyalties

39
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When was William the Conqueror prevalent?

A

1066

40
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what did William the Conqueror do?

A
  • invaded England
  • Forced king john to sign Magna Carta
  • lead to formation of parliaments representing privaleegd groups
41
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what pope tried to free the church form interference from lords and kings?

A

Gregory VII

42
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what is lay investiture?

A

-kings appoint bishops

43
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how did Italian city states make money?

A

rich bc of trade

44
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What did the hanseatic league support?

A

commerce

45
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what was the capital of the Toltecs?

A

Tula

46
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what culture influenced the Toltecs

A

Teotihuacon

47
Q

what were Quetzalcoatlus?

A

feathered serpents and a Toltec diety

48
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how were the Toltecs destroyed?

A

nomadic invaders

49
Q

where did the Aztecs settle?

A

Shores of lake texacoco

50
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What language did Toltecs and Aztecs speak?

A

Nahuatl

51
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What was the capital of the aztecs?

A

Tenochtitlan

52
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what did Aztecs rely on?

A

conquest

53
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what religion could the religion of the Aztecs be compared to?

A

Hinduism

54
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what were chinampas?

A

floating gardens

55
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Who was the early Inca rule?

A

Pachacuti

56
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what did Incas take when a land was conquered

A

Chief’s sons

57
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what did the Incas use for their record keeping?

A

Quipu

58
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why was the fall of Constantinople so significant?

A

Constantinople had influenced other cities and countries. It spread and maintained classical christian learning.

59
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Who was Belisarius?

A

One of Justinian’s most important military commanders

60
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Who was Clovis?

A

Early Frankish king, converted Franks to Christianity and established Frankish kingdom

61
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What were Vassals?

A

Military elite who received land in return for protection

62
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What did Urban II do?

A

Called for first crusade

63
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define gothic

A

architectural style that developed during the middle ages, pointed arches, flying buttresses as external supports on main walls

64
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who was Topilitzin

A

Religious leader and reformer of the Toltecs in the 10th century, exile

65
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who was Tlaloc

A

god of fertility and agriculture

66
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Who was Huitzilopochtli

A

tribal patron god, god of human sacrifice and warfare

67
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define calpulli

A

Clans in Aztec society

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