Greece
What is a polis?
social class comprised of laborers and small farm owners
Who are plebeians?
language spoken in the Byzantine Empire
what is Greek?
head of the Roman Catholic Church (in the west)
Who is the Pope?
responsible for the Hellenistic Age
Who is Alexander the Great?
citizens hold the power in this type of government, practiced in Athens
What is a democracy?
era of peace and stability beginning with the first Roman emperor
What is Pax Romana?
law code influenced from Roman laws that regulated Byzantine life for 900 years
What is Justinian's Code?
Pope Leo III crowned him Emperor after the Franks assisted with foreign invasions when the Byzantine Emperor did not
Who is Charlemagne?
SPA
Who are the Greek philosophers- Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
oligarchic polis of ancient Greece that placed heavy importance on its military
What is Sparta?
Roman gods are renamed gods from Greek mythology
What is cultural diffusion?
massive church built by Justinian that symbolized the partnership between church and state
What is the Hagia Sophia?
"final stroke" formally severed ties from the churches of the east and west
What was the excommunication of the Patriarch of Constantinople?
Roman emperor who divided the empire in half: an East and a West
Who is Justinian?
the spread and blending of Greek culture
What is Hellenism?
wealthy class of ancient Rome who possessed most governmental power
Who are patricians?
form of Christianity practiced in the Byzantine Empire
What is Eastern Orthodoxy?
Byzantine placed this position as the highest member of church clergy but still under himself in terms of authority
What is the Patriarch of Constantinople?
moved the Roman capital to Byzantium and renamed the city after himself
Who is Constantine?
founded the school Lyceum, where scientific method can be traced
Who is Aristotle?
executed Jesus via crucifixion
Roman governor Pontius Pilate
perhaps the biggest factor in the decline of the Western Roman Empire
What are the Germanic tribe invasions?
Byzantine Emperor Leo III banned this but Pope Gregory II sided with the supporters
Justinian's true partner in power
Who is Theodora?