history chapter 11 Flashcards
moved capital to Byzantium and renames it after himself
Emperor Constantine
brought Byzantine empire to its greatest height, wrote ________ code, rebuilt constantinople, Hagia Sophia
Emperor Justinian
wrote secret histories about Justinian, differing accounts
Procopius
Justinian’s general, Justinian jealous of him, very successful
Belisarius
leader of Mongols, vast empire, savage killing
Genghis Khan
“great prince”, most powerful Russian prince, used trickery
Ivan I
Russian, married last Byzantine ruler, named himself “Czar”, bloodless stand off with Mongols
Ivan III
most famous sultan, last strong Seljuk ruler
Malik Shah
brought Christianity to Russia
Vladimir
1st king of Russia, in a Russian legend (primary chronicle)
Chief Rurik
son of Vladimir, created law for Kiev, built 400 churches, made strategic alliances
Yaroslav the Wise
wife of Justinian, “actress”, law created so Justinian could marry her, was his chief advisor
Theodora
started crusades, captured Jerusalem
Pope Urban II
two people who ended the Crusades with a peace alliance
King Richard and Saladin
4 parts of Justinians code
Code, Digest, Institutes, Novellae
what part of Justinians code:
contained 5,000 Roman laws
Code
what part of Justinians code:
50 volumes of Roman legal thinks opinion
digest
what part of Justinian’s code:
textbook that told how to use the law
Institutes
what part of Justinians code:
new laws that were passed
Novellae
Russian for Caesar
Czar
Russians able to read Bible in own language
cryllic alphabet
capital of Russia, fell very quickly
Kiev
Khanate of the Golden Horde
“golden camp”
people that got their name from a family in a migration
Seljuks
mese
middle way
Vizier
Persian name for prime minister
Hagia Sophia
Greek for “holy wisdom”
nomads
people that are always moving around
mamluks
Turkish military slave
476 AD
end of Roman empire and start of Byzantine empire
330 AD
constantinople becomes capital of Rome
1054 AD
Schism between eastern Orthodox church and western orthodox
1258 AD
Seljuk Turks captured by Genghis Khan
accomplishments of Justinian
Justinian code, rebuilding Constantinople, expanding empire
capital of Seljuk Empire
Isfahan
1453 AD
Turks lay seiged and take over Byzantine empire
800 AD
Viking settle down with Slavic people
1055 AD
Seljuk Turks take Baghdad from Persia
1092 AD
Malik Shah dies
