The wife of Justinian, she was said to be royal and dignified, but she came from questionable roots as a former "actress"
What is Theodora?
100
This was the legal code of the Byzantine Empire, revised from the Roman laws.
What is Justinian's Code?
100
This means to prevent a person from taking the sacraments.
What is excommunication?
100
page, squire, knight
What is the education of a knight?
200
Taming plants and animals for human use
What is domestication?
200
The greatest early European king, he converted many of this people to Christianity, even if it was by force.
Who is Charlemagne?
200
What created the Orthodox church?
What is the Schism of 1054?
200
Includes learning a code of conduct, and traits like courage, fairness, and mercy.
What is chivalry?
200
flying buttress and ribbed vaults
What are the two structures that made Gothic Cathedrals possible?
300
Small, usually wooden figure that aids worship for Orthodox Christians.
What is an icon?
300
His credits include building the Hagia Sophia and creating "The Code".
Who is Justinian?
300
A beautiful church in Constantinople, known for it's halo of light.
What is Hagia Sophia?
300
A land grant used in a feudal exchange.
What is fief?
300
Living in kinship groups, these people were brutal fighters and considered uncivilized by the Romans.
Who were the Germanic people?
400
A political system where lords exchange land for military service?
What is feudalism?
400
476
What is The Fall of Rome?
400
This document meant the end of Charlemagne's empire.
What is Treaty of Verdun?
400
This place was where you went if you wanted a good education.
What is a monastery?
400
This is when icons were destroyed, in order to make people less dependent on them for worship.
What is Iconoclastic Controversy?
500
A church tax which is about 20% of a person's income
What is a tithe?
500
This religion developed during the Roman Empire promising an intimate relationship with God and life after death.
What is Christianity?
500
Concordat at Worms resolved what major issue?
What is lay investiture?
500
Five ways to describe the Byzantine artistic style?
What is flat, no perspective, solemn, richly decorated, otherworldly, wide eyes, elongated figures?
500
These are 5 reasons for Rome's Collapse.
What is poor harvests, movement of capital, bad rulers, gaps between rich and poor, inflation, civil unrest, people don't trust government, invasions from Germanic tribes