Chapter 7 Flashcards
Of the four successor kingdoms to the Western Roman Empire, which one became the
dominant power of Western Europe?
Franks
According to Christian tradition, which of Jesus’ disciples was the chief of his disciples?
Peter
What was one key reason for the Frankish kingdom’s success?
They received their legitimacy from the Catholic Church.
What was a result of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
Europe was poorer.
Europe was more rural.
Europe was less literate.
Although they called themselves Romans, to keep from confusing the eastern half of the
Roman Empire that had continued after the end of the Empire in the West with the Roman
Empire, they are now referred to as
Byzantium, or the Byzantine Empire
In the domain of art and architecture, what was Justinian’s greatest accomplishment?
The Hagia Sophia
From the Age of Byzantium, what now serves as the foundation of European law, and thus
much of the world’s law as well?
Body of Civil Law
Under Justinian’s law code, which religious group of people lost their civil rights?
Jews
What is a highly stylized painting of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or the saints?
Icon
Which group argued that to use a picture of Christ and the saints in worship was in line with
the Christian scriptures so long as the worshiper worshiped God with the icon as a guide?
Iconophiles
Which group proclaimed that any use of images in Christian worship was forbidden?
Iconoclasts
The Greek-speaking churches of the eastern Mediterranean and those churches following
those same patterns of worship are now referred to as
Eastern Orthodox churches
