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100
What were 3 significant impacts of the conversion of the Rus?
One religion would unite Russia, thus, making him and the country more powerful
Declared that Russia would become Russian Orthodox
He ordered everyone in Keiv and Rus to become baptized.
100
Grand prince of Kiev that ruled from 978-1015 CE; his conversion to Christianity led to the incorporation of Rus into the sphere of Eastern Orthodoxy
Vladimir, prince of Kiev
100
What is the official language of the Byzantine empire
Greek
100
What 4 beliefs and practices did eastern and western Christendom share?
Monotheistic
Jesus is the savior
Icons
Had High Holy Days
100
A formal gathering of Bishops with the pope to define - Church doctrine (what the Church believes)
Ecumenical Council
200
Name 4 significant things from Byzantine culture?
Widespread literacy for men and women
Elite women mostly secluded at home, but not entirely
Divorce & guardianship of minor children
Inheritance rights, owned dowry
Property rights
If husband died, wife took charge of property & children
Rights to enter into contract, write wills
Festivals, Church services & events, visiting family
A few educated women became doctors for women
Empress could rule - few medieval cultures gave women as many rights
Citizenship: 2 requirements:
Use of Greek in everyday speech
Be a member of the Orthodox Christian Church
Cultural and religious unity
Homes for Orphans
Homes for the Elderly
The First HOSPITALS:
Doctors were required to wash hands after each examination (not seen in west util late 1800s)
Patients guaranteed separate beds
Byzantine hospitals had separate sections for different problems
Bathing facilities adjoined
By 12th century - separate outpatient area
Medical care was provided by the govt and/or the church for those who couldn ot pay
200
Name 3 things about the Rus empire
Highly stratified: freemen & slaves, elite & common, dominant men & subordinate women
Prince Vladimir converts to Eastern Orthodox Christianity in AD 988
Influence by Byzantium
Architecture, Cyrillic alphabet, icons, monastic traditions, political ideas of imperial involvement in church
200
Alphabet for the writing of Slavic languages devised in the ninth century by Saints Cyril and Methodius.
Cyrillic Alphabet
200
Name the differences between eastern and western Christendom.
Eastern Churches: Priests can marry, usually bearded, leavened bread, various languages
Western Churches: Celibate Priests (no marriages), shaven, unleavened bread, Latin Bible
200
Name 4 ways to express Byzantine Art = Religious Art
Mosaics - artwork may be religious themed or just patterns, but usually religious themes
Icons: very specific - not necessarily mosaics, frequently painted - called “written”
Intentionally unrealistic to remind viewer they are seeing a spiritual reality, not just physical
Veneration, not worship - showing honor and respect to the subject or event
“Windows to Heaven” - learn something about the person or event by looking at the icon
300
Significance perks of citizenship during the Byzantine Empire
Citizens enjoyed free entertainment at the Hippodrome, which offered chariot races and performance acts, Merchant stalls carried products from the most distant corners of Asia, Africa, and Europe, musicians and acrobats performed in the streets
300
Name 3 events associated with The Great Schism
- the church was divided between east and west
- West = Roman Catholic Church
- East = Eastern Orthodox Church
- formal break between Rome & Constantinople
- Constantinople - city of theology: common people debated theological points in marketplace - it mattered to them
- Sack of Constantinople in 1204 by “Latins” (Western Europeans) sealed schism - still not in communion, although they recognize each other as ancient Trinitarian churches
300
All of the land ruled by the Islamic empire
Dar al Islam
300
Name 3 Similarities and 3 differences between the Sunnis and Shia
Both:
-Believed in 5 pillars
-believed in an unitary God
-believed their prophet was Muhammad
-the Koran was sacred text for both
Differences:
Sunni: -Majority of muslims
-they believed the next caliph should be any worthy man=favored Abu baker
-sunni won the battle
Shia: -minority of Muslims
-believed next caliph should be blood related=favored Ali
-Shia lost the battle
300
What is Iconoclasm - Icon Smashing?
The social belief in the importance of the destruction of icons and other images or monuments, most frequently for religious or political reasons.
400
What was significant about Byzantine healthcare
Advanced Hospitals
Medical care was provided by the govt and/or the church for those who couldn not pay
Doctors were required to wash hands after each examination and
400
Name this structure and what is its purpose?
Ka’ba shrine:
It is located near the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca and considered by Muslims everywhere to be the most sacred spot on Earth.
400
Revelations that Muhammad received from Gabriel later written down in a book called
Ther Quran
400
Name the number and 2 main issues of Ecumenical Councils
7
An ecumenical council is a conference of ecclesiastical dignitaries and theological experts convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine.
They were called to deal with specific issues that were occurring within the church.
500
What are 4 significant events brought about during Dar al Islam expansion?
*Conquest of Arabia by Muslims
*It spread along trade routes as the Arabian Peninsula is a crossroads of three continents
*Followers fought against other towns & bedouins
*Death of Muhammad
*Islam united the different countries it spread to
*Produced cultural blending that continues today
500
List 4 things about Muhammad:
Orphaned at young age, raised by relatives
Claimed to have visions of Archangel Gabriel
Married wealthy widow
Author of the Quran, holy book of Islam (Arabic)
500
Five times a day-dawn, noon, mid afternoon, sunset, and evening-Muslims face toward____________ to ____________.
Mecca to pray
500
Describe 4 things associated with Mecca
Holiest city in the region of Islam
Birthplace of Muhammad
Muslims must face Mecca to pray
Muslims must make a pilgrimage to Mecca
500
Name FIVE major centers of early Christianity
Bishops of those cities became known as the Patriarchs
Missionaries sent out from all major cities to pagan areas
Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem.