Middle Ages Flashcards
(35 cards)
medieval backwardness
the West is
considered “backward” at this time
western roman empire
fell in 476 CE
byzantine empire
the remains of the
Eastern Roman Empire that continued
Roman traditions.
constantinople
capital of byzantine empire
Justinian
the emperor of the
Byzantine Empire; created Justinian’s
Code, expanded the empire to its max,
and commissioned the Hagia Sophia -
did not have a Golden Age
nika revolt
people were rioting in the
streets, Justinian almost lost power
Justinian’s code
law code that
Justinian created from former Roman
laws.
iconoclasm
when the Byzantines were
destroying religious icons → resulted in
the Great Schism between West (RCC)
and East (Orthodox)
Roman Catholic Christianity
located in
the West, the pope is in charge
Eastern Orthodoxy/Orthodox
Christianity
the Byzantines and the
Kievan Rus, the Byzantine
The Great Schism (1054)
the Pope
excommunicated (banishment from theRCC) the Byzantine Emperor for the
iconoclasm, resulted in two Christian
churches in the East and West.
Olga, Vladimir, and the Kievan Rus
Olga and Vladimir converted to
Orthodoxy, and converted all of Russia
and Ukraine to Orthodoxy.
islam
monotheistic religion that
originated in the Middle East.
muhammad
founder of Islam, he is the
final/last prophet
zakat
charity
sawam
fasting
hajj
pilgrimage to mecca
sunni
majority, successor not related to Muhammad
shia
minority, successor related to Muhammad
Dar al-Islam
the spread of Islam where
people could freely practice their
religion (sharia = Islamic law). Islam
spread to North Africa, the Middle East,
Spain, and Turkey.
Umayyad Caliphate
one of the first of
the Islamic caliphates and gained
territory, biggest expansion
Abbasid caliphate
Golden Age of
Islam; House of Wisdom where they
shared/spread ideas of science, math,
literature, architecture
Feudalism
political structure of
Western Europe after the fall of Rome
manorialism
economic structure of
Western Europe after the fall of
Rome; the manor on which feudalism
takes place.
