Byzantine and Roman Empires
Byzantine was this part of the Roman Empire
What is eastern?
Stronger of the two sides of the Roman Empire
What is Eastern side?
Dominant religion in Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages
What is Eastern Orthodoxy?
system where land is traded for loyalty
What is feudalism?
can be described as a division
Major Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Who is Justinian?
What is Byzantium or Constantinople?
Because he united Western and Eastern empire, he was considered to be a great king
Who is Charlemagne?
Because it provided a social structure for its society, European feudalism can be related to the social structure of which country
What is India?
Great Schism was a division between these two churches
What are the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?
Four components of Justinian's Code
What are:
1. The Law Code
2. The Digest
3. The Institutes
4. The Novellae
In the much stronger Eastern half of the Roman Empire was this church built by Justinian
What is the Hagia Sophia?
Franks (who were they)
Who is the largest and most powerful of the Germanic kingdoms?
Vassals
Who are lesser lords?
image or idol
What is an icon?
Woman who assisted Justinian in managing the Byzantine empire
Who is Empress Theodora?
Strongest kingdom in Europe during the early Middle Ages
Who are the Franks?
Provided unity and stability in Western Europe
What is the Catholic Church?
Main job of knights
What is loyalty and protection?
being banished from the church
What is excommunication?
Moved the capital of Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople
Who is Constantine?
Who are Vikings, Muslims, Magyars?
These two systems became societal structures in Medieval Europe
What are the manorial system and the feudal system?
The decline in feudalism led to
What is the rise of kings and nations?
leader during the Iconoclastic Controversy
Who is Leo III?