Chapter 12 Flashcards
_____ left the crown of the eastern empire to his seven year old son Theodosius II
Arcadius
From Persia _____ never, waged war against the Romans, he had tolerance for Christianity.
Yazdegerd.
What was the nickname that yazdegerd was given by the Persians?
“Yazdegerd the sinner”
Why did Persians give yazdegerd the nickname of “yazdegerd the sinner”?
Yazdegerd was called “the sinner” for supporting Christians and Romans, this upset the Persians who resisted his policies.
A Christian priest in ______ tried to burn down the great Zoroastrian Temple there.
Ctesiphon
In response of the Christian priest that tried to burn down the great Zoroastrian temple what did Yazdegerd do?
Yazdegerd sanctioned a persecution of the Persian Christians and declared war on the Romans.
Who is Barham V?
The second son of Yazdegerd, who returned from exile in Arabia, took the throne, and made peace with the Romans.
What is codex Theodosianius?
In 429, Theodosius II made a single law code for the Eastern Empire to replace competing laws.
What is the council of Ephesus?
The third church meeting that rejected Nestorianism and accepted Monophysitism, which saw God’s two natures as mixed. Mary was called Christotokos, Mother of Christ.
How did the fight between the Romans and the Persians end?
Yazdegerd dies, Barham V took the throne. Within a year, a truce was called that stopped both sides from building new fortresses.
What actions did Theodosius II take during the early years of peace with Persia?
Theodosius made the Codex Theodosianus, built the Theodosian Walls to protect Constantinople, and founded a school that became the University of Constantinople for law and advanced studies.
What was the purpose of creating the university of Constantinople?
The University of Athens symbolized the old state religion, while the University of Constantinople had thirteen Latin and fifteen Greek teachers, indicating the rise of Greek language and philosophy over traditional Latin.
