Chapter 11 Flashcards
When and why did the Roman Empire separate?
395; due to difficulties in communication between the eastern and western parts
During the 8th century, dispute over icons, what was the popes view of icons?
the Pope supported the use of icons
Ivan III used the title…
Czar
Ivan III refused to pay the … tribute in 1480
Mongol
Russian culture was strongly influenced by the creation of…
The Cyrillic Alphabet
Emperor Leo III thought that the use of icons was…
a form of idol worship
The effects Mongol rule had on Russia were that…
Mongol rule caused Russia to be secluded, therefore they had little interaction with other parts of Europe. So, they were not as developed and did not get new inventions and intelligence that the rest of Europe had
True of False, The pope supported the use of icons
true
Who restored the used of icons to Eastern churches
Empress Theodora
Who invented the Cyrillic Alphabet?
Cryil & Methodius
Who was the Cyrillic Alphabet made for?
the Slovic languages
What did the Cyrillic Alphabet allow the Slavs to do?
it allowed them to be able to read the Bible in their own tongues
True or False, the Western Church became Orthodox Christianity.
false, the Eastern Church
What is a patriarch?
the leading bishop of the east
What religion did Vladimir convert his empire to?
Byzantine Christianity (Eastern Orthodox)