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What made Europe what it is today?

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Cultural legacy of Greece and Rome
Customs and Traditions of Germanic people
Christian faith
Islamic faith

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Late Antiquity

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about 400 CE

Rome and Greece

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Roman Emperor Diocletian

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rome was to big to handle

divided the empire into a western and eastern half

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Constantine

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after Diocletian
continued to deal with economic, social, and religious problem plaguing the empire
first Christian Roman Empire
built old saint peter's basilica
makes Constantinople which was Byzantium
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Edict of Milan

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Constantine recognized Christianity as a legitimate religion

removed penalties for professing Christianity

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Constantinople

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Constantine’s new capital (Byzantine Empire’s capital)
on Byzantium
in modern day Turkey

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Catacomb

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Christian underground tombs

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St. Peter’s Basilica

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Peter=1st pope
burial site of Peter
Current Vatican

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Basilica

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a large hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse
used as a court of law or for public assemblies

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Arianism

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theological belief that denied that christ was divine and co-eternal with God the Father

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Council of Nicaea

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held by Constantine to resolve disagreements in what Christianity is

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Nicene Creed

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the doctrine that stated Christ was of the same substance as God
summarizes the orthodox faith of the Christian Church
what does being a christian mean?

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Heresy

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belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine (esp. Christian)

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Heretic

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a person believing in or practicing religious heresy

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Emperor Theodosius

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made Christianity the religion of the state

fought with Bishop Ambrose of Milan because he wanted Ambrose to hand over his cathedral church to the Emperor

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bishop

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center of authority is his cathedral

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Istanbul

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Byzantium -> Constantinople -> Istanbul

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Pope

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Pope= papa= father
“bishops of rome”
successors to Peter and heirs to his authority

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Augustine of Hippo

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wrote Confessions (the pre-christin struggles)
when Visigoths sacked Rome, he wrote City of God (to work out why God let this happen)
discovered that empires come and go, and people cant do much about it, its in Gods plan
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monasticism

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escape urban life and seek God through prayer in caves or shelters in the deserts or mountains

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St. Benedict of Nursia

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developed a set of guidelines that would influence all organized religious life in the Roman church
founder of Western Christian monastic communities

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Germanic Tribes

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seen as barbarians
led by kings or cheiftains
small villages

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Barbarian

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a person who is perceived to be uncivilized

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Franks

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started in the Netherlands and moved to northern Gaul\the longest lasting germanic tribe

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Clovis
established the Merovingian dynasty (Frankish kingdom) converted to catholicism united huge territory (brought stability)
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Justinian
wanted to revive ancient Rome by recovering provinces that had been overrun by invaders victories were temporary sent out all of his scholars too look at the roman laws and bring them back Justinian's Code wife: Theodora
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Theodora
husband: emperor Justinian his advisor and co-ruler was a stripper and seduced him to marrying him but that was a good thing
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Justinian's Code
laws passed by Roman assemblies or decreed by Roman emperors, as well as legal writings of Roman judges and a handbook for students backbone of law to this day
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Hagia Sophia
(holy wisdom) | was a church, then minarets (towers) were added and it became a mosk, and then a museum
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Ravenna, Italy
stronghold of Byzantine rule in Italy
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Church of San Vitale
wanted to show that constantine had conquered italy
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Patriarch
highest church official
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Icon
holy images
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Iconoclasm
the rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical
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Excommunicate
officially exclude someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church
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Schism
the official split between the church (didn't agree with who had the power) west- pope, east-patriarch
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Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Church
believed that the patriarch had power over the pope, fighting with the Roman Catholic church.
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The Carolingian Dynasty
a Frankish nobel family who took over the kingdom of the Franks after the fall of the Merovingian dynasty named after its founder: Charles Martel
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Charles “The Hammer” Martel
founder of the Carolingian Dyanasty | known for Battle of Tours
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Battle of Tours
also known as Battle of Poitiers Charles Martel won halted muslim and Umayyad caliphate expansion in Europe
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Charlemagne, or Charles the Great
``` Carolingian emperor his conquests reunited much of the Roman empire first person to have a bibliography renamed holy roman emperor created a united christian europe helped spread christianity founded Aachen set up monastery and cathedral schools across Europe ```
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800 CE – Christmas Day (Significance of date)
pope leo III needed help with the threatening nobles and Charlemagne helped pope showed his gratitude by proclaiming him HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (even though he wasnt roman)
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Holy Roman Emperor
Charlemagne is holy roman empire this outraged the emperor of the eastern Roman empire (byzantine empire) in constantinople helped widen the split between the eastern and western christian worlds
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Aachen
"New rome" | purpose was to be the capital of Europe
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Carolingian Renaissance
rebirth of interest in, study of, and preservation of the language, ideas and achievements of classical Greece and Rome
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why was Christianity appealing?
holidays- can keep pagan holidays after life only one god that is all powerful sins are forgiven
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muslim influence
preserved works of Greek philosophers music and poetry introduced papermaking
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what happened in the 2nd Century?
5 good emperors | rome did really well
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what happened in the 3rd century?
Bad emperors, Rome to big, Huns, invaders
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what did Diocletian do?
split Rome between Italy and Greece
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what happened in the 4th century?
Constantine dies and west starts to fall
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what happened in the 5th century?
Middle/ dark ages: fall of Rome in the West to Renaissance (rebirth antiquity)
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Rome east/Byzantium- politics | Rome west- religious
... just something to know

History 2012-2013 (3 decks)

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