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He was the person who recreated the Roman Law Code and Was one the the best leaders of Byzantine. (emporor)
(330-1453) The eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived after the fall of the Western Empire at the end of the 5th century C.E. Its capital was Constantinople, named after the Emperor Constantine.
Byzantine Empire
the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople, built by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian
Hagia Sophia
Took place over the course of a week in Constantinople in AD 532. It was the most violent riot that Constantinople had ever seen to that point, with nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed. It was started by the Blues and Greens during public games. It almost cost Justinian his throne.
Nika Riots
a Christian religion that developed out of early Christianity in the byzantine empire
Eastern Orthodox Church
Justinian's wife; helped him run the empire
Theodora
(551-479 BCE) A Chinese philosopher known also as Kong Fuzi and created one of the most influential philosophies in Chinese history. (Confucianism)
Bureacracy
A large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Byzantine empire and later the Ottoman empire, now known as Istanbul
Constantinople
Finally overcome by the Ottoman turks in 1453 after constant attack by Germanic/European tribes, Persians and Muslims
Fall of Constantinople
Church established in western Europe during the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages with its head being the bishop of Rome or pope.
Roman Catholic Church
Italian explorer who wrote about his travels to Central Asia and China.
Marco Polo
(960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military.
Song Dynasty
Capital of Russia ?
Moscow
rise and fall of Chinese dynasties according to the Mandate of Heaven
Dynastic Cycle
the male head of a family or tribe
Patriarch
(551-479 BCE) A Chinese philosopher known also as Kong Fuzi and created one of the most influential philosophies in Chinese history. (Confucianism)
Confucius
a system in which promotion is based on individual ability or achievement
Meritocracy
Three great rivers that run from the heart of the forests to the Black Sea or the Caspian Sea
Dnieper, Don, Volga
brilliant japanese cultural period, the time when the tale of genji was written
Hein Period
Holy images
Icons
king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy
Colvis I
family that ruled the Franks from the 500s to the 700s (before the Carolingian Dynasty); The kingdom of Clovis and Charles Martel spread Christianity throughout France and expanded its territories
Merovingian Dynasty
Russia's first important city
Novgorod
European armies defeat Muslim armies and stop the spread of Islam in Europe
Battle of Tours
the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church