Test 2 reversed Flashcards

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Best known for the creation of Constantinopal and the Edict of Milan.

Constantinopal became the center of the Byzantine Empire.

The Edict of Milan decreed the tolerance of all religions.

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Constantine

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A Byzantine Emperor who is best known for attempting to, and partially accomplishing, the reclaiming of the Western Roman Empire. Also, he is the husband of Theodora.

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Justianian I

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The wife of Justinian I. She is one of the most influential women in Roman history. She was cannonized as a Saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and is commemorized on Nov. 14th.

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Theodora

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This is when the head of the state is also the head of the main religious body.

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Caeseropapism

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This is the rejection of Byzantium Art by Christians. This is due to one of the ten commandments that forbids imagery of God.

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Iconoclastic Contraversy

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In Muslim tradition, he is the messanger or prophet of God. He was a leader of Mecca who united Arabia under the law of Islam.

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Muhammad

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Was the wife of Muhammad. She is considered by Muslims to be the Mother of Islam.

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Khadiji

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This is the branch of Muslims that follow the teachings of Ali, who is the son-in-law of Muhammad.

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Shi’ites

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This is a branch of Muslims that follow the original teachings of Muhammad. This is the largest denomination of Muslims and are considered Orthodox Muslims.

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Sunni

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The first King of the Franks to unite all of the Frankish Tribes under one ruler. He is also the first Catholic King who ruled over Gaul, which is modern day France.

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Clovis

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He was a Frankish military and political leader. He is remembered for winning the Battle of Tours in 732. He is considered to be a founding figure in the Middle Ages.

He is alsoGrandfather of Charlemange.

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Charles Martel

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The son of Charles Martel and father of Charlemagne. He was the first King of the Franks from the Carolingian Dynasty. He obtained the permission of Pope Zachary to depose of King Childeric III.

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Pepin the Short

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This was a dynasty thst came to rule the Franks for over 300 years. The dynasty was first formed by Childeric I, the father of Clovis I.

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Merovingians

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Was a Frankish Dynasty that came to rule the Franks after the Merovingians. The first King of this Dynasty was Pepin the Short.

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Carolingian Dynasty

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He was the founder of the Carolingian Empire. He expanded the Frankish Empire by adding Italy, subduing the Saxons and Babarians, and pushed his frontiers to Spain.

He is the son of Pepin the Short. He was crowned on Christmas day by Pope Leo III as the Holy Roman Emperor.

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Charlemagne

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This was a set of legal and military customs in medieval Europe. It was broadly defined by a system for stucturing society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor.

It was a system of obligation that bound servants to their lords and vice-a-versa. Fuedalism usually derives from a decetralized empire that lacks bureaucratic structure.

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A basic element of fuedalism. It is the political, economic, and social system that leaves peasents dependent on their lord and land.

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The first Norman King of England. He was descended from Viking raiders and had been Duke of Normandy. When he was Duke of Normandy, his bastard status caused a reign of anarchy for a short time.

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William the Conqueror

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Father of Richard the Lionheart. During his reign, he greatly restructured the legal systems of England.

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The Archbishop of Canterbury. He is commemorated as a Saint and martyr by the Catholic Church. He was canonized b Pope Alaxander III shortly after his death.

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Thomas Becket

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An Angevin charter that was the statute for England and Wales that set up civil liberites. This also made King John of England agree that his will was not arbitrary.

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The first King of the Franks of the Capetian Dyanasty. He was elected to succeed the Carolingian King Louis V.

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was the last King of the Franks and the first King of France. He was a member of the house Capet. He was one of the most successful of the medieval French monarchs.

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Phillip II Augustus

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Was he most signifigant conflict between Church and state in medieval Europe. It was resolved by the Concordat of Worms.

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Investiture Contraversy

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an agreement between Pope Calixtinum II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V near the city of Worms. It ended the struggle of power between the Cotholic Church and the Holy Roman Emperors.
Concordat of Worms
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refers to the doctorine of the Roman Catholic Chirch that the pope has full, supreme and universal power over the whole church.
Petrine Doctorine of Papal Supremacy
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Best known for his writings, which were more prolific than his predecessors. He is known as the Father of Christian Worship and is believed to have inspired John Calvin.
Pope Gregory I
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is a Christian Saint. He founded twelve communities for monks at Subiaco, Italy. He founded a Roman Catholic religious order: The Order of Saint Benedict.
Benedict of Nursia
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This is the value placed on every human being and every piece of property in the Salic Code.
Weregild
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Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, and settled areas of Europe, Asia, and North Atlantic. They are famous for their longboats which could tavel long distances in a short amount of time.
Vikings
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was a Kurdish Mislim who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He founded the Ayyubid Dynasty. He led Muslim opposition to the Franks.
Salasin
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was the period when seven Popes, in succession, resided in Avignon. This arose from conflict between the Papacy and the French Crown. All seven Popes were French.
Avignon Papacy
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Medieval division of Christianity into Greek and Latin branches; these later became the Eastern Orthodox Chuch and the Roman Catholic Church, respectively.
The Great Schism
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ecumenical council recognized by the Roman Catholic Church. The council ended the three pope controversy by deposing, or accepting the resignation, of the remaining Papal claimants and electing Pope Martin V.
Council of Constance
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A series of wars fought between supporters of two rival branches f the House of Plantegenet--the houses of Lancaster and York-- for the throne of England. The final voctory went to Henry Tudor of Lancaster who defeated Richard III. Henry Tudor then married Elizabeth of York to unite the two houses.
Wars of the Roses
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a state founded by Turkish Tribes under Osman Bey.With the conquest of Constantinople, the Ottoman Dynasty became the Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman Empire
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A movement of philisophical thought that combined Christian dogma with the philosophical thought of Aristotle.
Scholasticism
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He was an Italian Dominican Priest of the Roman Catholic Church. His influence on Western thought is vast and much of modern philosophy was based on his works.
Saint Thomas Aquinas