Test Prep Card Flashcards
The first Emperor since Constantine who will try and better the Empire
He was a big admirer of Marcus Aurelius, he studied him, and will try to
emulate him, but adds the influence of the church.
Justinian
She will specially monitor corruption in the government
She pushed him to give more rights to women
Eventually Christian women will be able to vote and own property and will have the
power to divorce and reclaim their Dowry….money and goods a wife brings to a marriage.
Theodora-
He uses a new weapon called
Greek Fire-
Eventually Christian women will be able to vote and own property and will have the
power to divorce and reclaim their Dowry….money and goods a wife brings to a marriage.
Dowry-
If you disobeyed the local religious officials:
Heresy…it is an opinion that goes against the official church position (heretic) if convicted of heresy you would be….Excommunicated from the church (kicked out)
Heresy
(kicked out)
Excommunication
tax on imported goods) will make the empire rich
Tariff-
East-Patriarch (He believes that Jesus is the leader of the church…the top bishop) Lives in Constantinople (Orthodox church of St. George)
Patriarch
West-Roman Catholic….Pope is leader and they will allow icons
Pope
Crushes the riots and restores peace and order.
He will then lead the military to victory over many rivals in the east expanding the Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire
Belisarius
likeness, image, portrait; image in a mirror; a semblance, phantom image;” in philosophy, “an image in the mind,” related to eikenai “be like, look like,” which is of uncertain origin. The specific Eastern Church sense is attested from 1833 in English. Computing sense first recorded 1982.
Ottoman Turks
Icons
Area between the mountain ranges
Flat, grassy, not many trees
Area is known as Ukraine today
Steppe
massive Christian Cathedral)
Hagia Sophia
Ivan the Terrible 1533 Ivan the Terrible
He comes to power at age 3!
Boyars help him rule (assistants)
Age 17 he takes over and names himself the Czar (Caesar)
He wants an Empire and nothing will stop him…thus his name!
Czar
Basilica
St. Peters-
today this is Ukraine) it’s the 8th largest city in Europe!
The area grows because of trade
Located along the Dnieper river between Black and Baltic Sea
Known as the Constantinople of the north
Kiev
Heavily forested are north of the steppe, very tough living conditions but also an important area
Taiga-
“Non Religious”
Secular
