Christianity/Byzantine Vocab Flashcard Review

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Law code by Justinian granting power to the emperor and rights to people, including women.

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Justinian Code

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One of Jesus’ apostles who spread Christianity.

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Paul

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Alphabet created by missionaries for Slavic languages.

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Cyrillic Alphabet

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Founder of Christianity, Jewish, lived in the Roman Empire.

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Jesus

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Shared beliefs of Christianity & Judaism: one God, Ten Commandments, Hebrew Bible.

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Judeo-Christian

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Division of Eastern and Western churches in 1054.

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Great Schism

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Church built by Justinian in the Byzantine Empire.

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Hagia Sophia

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Wife of Justinian who helped rule the Byzantines.

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Theodora

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New branch of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire with the Emperor as church head.

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Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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Byzantine emperor who ruled with his wife for nearly 40 years.

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Justinian