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civilization that split from ancient Rome and stretched around the Mediterranean Sea; AKA Eastern Roman Empire; capital Constantinople; empire developed Eastern Orthodox Church and Code of Justinian
Byzantine Empire
What is feudalism?
The feudal system provided people with protection and safety by establishing a stable social order. In this system of government, people pledged loyalty to a lord in order to receive protection and land from that lord. The lord also gave the monarch knights.
what creates the system of justice (canon law)
Canon law originated as a body of norms drawn from scripture, the decisions of ecclesiastical councils, rulings by the Pope (in the form of letters known as papal decretals), as well as secular Roman law.
How was the Roman Empire divided by language?
Divorce is allowed under certain conditions
Eastern Orthodox
First Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, AKA Saint
Constantine I
Who was Charlemagne?
Most important leader of the Franks; "Charles the Great"; ruled over 40 years (from 768 to 814); 6'4" and dignified; illiterate but liked having poems read to him; Holy Roman Emperor; died in 814 CE and empire fell apart
what is the age is the faith?
The Middle Ages is often referred to as the Age of Faith and it is correct to do so, as during this period religion dominated all aspects of life from architecture, literature, art, and music. The dominant religion during this period was Christianity.
Missionary saints Cyril and Methodius Christianize Slavs
Saints Cyril and Methodius ( fl. 860–885) are attributed as "Apostles to the Slavs", having introduced the Byzantine-Slavic rite (Old Slavonic liturgy) and Glagolitic alphabet, the oldest known Slavic alphabet, and basis for the Early Cyrillic alphabet.
Services are conducted in Latin
Roman Catholic
capital of Byzantine Empire; largest and wealthiest city of medieval Europe; sacked in 1453 and renamed Istanbul when city became predominantly Muslum
Constantiinople
term that Judaism refers to the land of Israel. Islam and Christianity refers to this area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea perceived holiness of this land was motivating force of the Crusades
Holy Land
Charlemagne was crowned emperor by Pope Leo III and why?
As a way to acknowledge Charlemagne's power and reinforce his relationship with the church, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans and the first ruler of the vast Holy Roman Empire on December 25, 800, at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
what Cyrillic language religion what Cyrillic language religion
The Cyrillic alphabet is a writing system developed in the 9th–10th century for Slavic-speaking peoples of the Eastern Orthodox faith.
The Pope claims authority over all kings and emperors
Roman Catholic
division of Christianity into eastern and western branches, then became known as the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church
East-West Schism
political and religious doctrine originating in medieval Europe that gives kings political legitimacy by claiming that their right to rule comes directly from the will of God
divine right of kings
What beliefs are shared by most Christians?
Does Constantine relocate the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium?
Constantine moved his capital to Byzantium (later named Constantinople ) in 330 AD because the eastern part of the Roman Empire was becoming more important and he wanted a capital that was closer to the center.
The emperor claims authority over the patriarch and other bishops of the empire
Eastern Orthodox
eastern branch of the Christian Church that was part of the Byzantine culture; split from Roman Catholic Church in 1054
Eastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox cathedral built by Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I; remained a church until conquest of Constantinople by Ottoman Turks in 1453 when converted to a mosque, now it is a museum
Hagia Sophia
What is the power of the king and queen?
what Western Catholicism in Rome and Eastern Orthodoxy in Constantinople?
On July 16, 1054, Patriarch of Constantinople Michael Cerularius was excommunicated, starting the “Great Schism” that created the two largest denominations in Christianity—the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox faiths.
The patriarch and other bishops head the Church as a group
Eastern Orthodox