Vocab
Holy
Following God's Ways
Principle
A main idea
Rome's first emperor and built Constantinople
Constantine
Why did Constantine call Constantinople the "New Rome"?
-Built the same way as roman emperors had built rome but with an organized army.
-All Byzantine emperors spoke latin just as they had done in rome.
How might history be different if Charlemagne's empire never declined?
It is possible we would not have two separate countries called France and Germany.
Relic
An object from the past that has something to do with God or with a holy person who follows God's ways
Icon
A small picture of a saint or jesus
The Byzantine emperor that ordered a code of laws.
Justinian
Why was the development of the Cyrillic alphabet important to the Slavic people?
They used the alphabet to read the Bible.
What were two things centered in the Kremlin?
Church and Government
Saint
A person who follows God's ways
Patriarch
A leader of the church
Inventors of the Cyrillic alphabet
Cyril and Methodius
Give three reasons why some historians call the Middle Ages in Europe the "Dark Ages."
-Schools were closed so knowledge of the past was lost
-no government existed to repair roads and public buildings
-All tribes were at war
What was Ivan the Terrible known for?
Ordered government officials to kill thousands of Russians
Beat one of his sons until he died
Barbaric
Uncivilized, Not having good government and the things that made life easier
Ceremony
The actions and words of a special event
What was the name of the beautiful church that Justinian built?
Hagia Sophia
What was important about Ivan the great?
He founded Modern Russia by rebuilding the Kremlin (a walled city of palaces)
What did the Turks do when they took control of Constantinople?
Renamed it Istanbul
Goods
Things that have been made for sale or trade
Monk
A member of a religious order
Who crowned Charlemagne "emperor of the romans"?
Pope Leo III
What was important about Charlemagne?
He united Western Europe in A.D. 800.
How did Justinian preserve the laws of the Roman Empire?
He had scholars organize a code of laws