Chapt 10 Quiz Flashcards
(20 cards)
Theodora
Wife of Justinian who was empress of Byzantine empire. Was very influential on Justinian
Icons
Holy images that were cause for dispute. They divided the church in the Byzantine empire and in Western Europe
Patriarch
Highest church officials appointed by the Byzantine empire and in Western Europe
Schism
A permanent split between the eastern Greek Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church
Czar
Ivan the great claimed this title who he said had authority like that of God
Time of trouble
The disorderly years of Russia from 1604-1613
Ethnic groups
Large groups of people who share the same language and culture
Ivan the great
Ruler who was Russia’s first czar
Genghiz khan
Chief who United the Mongols of Central Asia
Which group of people formed the backbone of Byzantine empire
The peasants
What was the collapse of the Byzantine empire due in part to?
War with other armies
How were Byzantine artists able to make a lasting impact?
They were able to do this through religion art and architecture
What happend to Constantinople under ottoman rule?
He was taken away with the Mongols
Unlike the Roman Catholics what did the Byzantine clergy practice?
They practiced the covenant of marriage
What provided a natural highway for Russians?
The southern steppe
How did Mongol rule affect Russia’s relations with Western Europe?
It isolated Russia from the west
Why did Jewish refugees flee Western Europe
They fled because Christian Europeans prosecuted them
Why were Eastern European kingdoms so often invaded?
There were very few geographic barriers
Under whose power did the Serbian state reach the height of it power?
Stefan dusan
Autocrat
Sole ruler with complete authority
