FINAL CH 7 Flashcards

1
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Constantinople

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Capital of Byzantine Empire

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2
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Justinian’s code

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Collection of legal writings and laws in Rome

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3
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Autocrat

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Sole ruler with complete authority

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4
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Medieval

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“Middle age”, began blending of traditions

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5
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Charles Martel

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Rallied Frankish warriors

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6
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Battle of Tours

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French Catholics vs Muslims, Catholics win

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7
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Charlemagne

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  • Created United constiantinople
  • spread Christianity
  • revive Latin learning
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8
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Magyars

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Nomadic people attacked by the Byzantine empire

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9
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Vikings

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Sailors and fighters, destroyed unity in Byzantine empire

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10
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Feudalism

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Local lords governed own lands and owed military service

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11
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Sacrament

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Sacred rights of the church, needed to achieve salvation

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12
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Papal supremacy

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Authority over all secular rulers by pope

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13
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Canon Law

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Church’s body of Laws

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14
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Excommunication

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Cut off from church and sacraments

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15
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Interdict

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An order excluding region from receiving sacraments

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16
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Icon

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Holy image

17
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Great schism

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Permanent split between eastern and western Christianity

18
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Anti semitism

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Prejudice against Jews

19
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How did constiantinople become so rich and powerful?

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It had a central location for trading cities

20
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How did Charlemagne unify Europe?

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  • Worked closely w church
  • conquered outskirts towns
  • maintained justice
21
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What invasions happened after Charlemagne’s death?

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Muslims, Magyars, Vikings

22
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What was the impact of Justinian’s code

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It helped centralize power and influence laws of monarchs

23
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Role of church in early Middle Ages

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In control, dictated most of life

24
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Why did anti semitism increase

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Christians blamed Jews for things like natural disasters

25
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How did Byzantine and western Christianity differ?

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Byzantine empire stressed Christianity more