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Exam 2 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fypjlm 1. Who was Emperor Justin- He was the most important ruer in Byzantine and ian he helped restore some of Romes former glory. 2. What were some of em- Drecoquest, laws - changed them to make them peror Justinians gre...

Exam 2 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fypjlm 1. Who was Emperor Justin- He was the most important ruer in Byzantine and ian he helped restore some of Romes former glory. 2. What were some of em- Drecoquest, laws - changed them to make them peror Justinians greatest more efficient, the buildings he organized/built, accomplishments and secret agents that were undercover as monks who discovered how the Chinese were able to make silk 3. What does Dominus et It means lord and god Dues mean 4. Who referred to himself as Justinian - all power ,he claims, was centralized dominos et Dues? through him 5. Who was Procopius? He was a historian of the byzantine empire. His "secret hi 6. What the Procopius' "se- It revealed the cruelty of the autocratic system in cret history reveal" which the emperor ruled by divine providence. 7. What was the Hagia The Holy Church of Wisdom that was built under Sophia? Justinian. The church had an allusion that looked as if Jesus was floating above you 8. Where was the Hagia Istanbul (Constantinople) Sophia built? 9. What was "Greek fire"? Was a weapon used by the Byzantine Empire. It was used primarily at sea to take down enemy boats. 10. What did the "Greek Fire" It was evidence that the Byzantine were very prove technologically advanced 11. Agentes in Rebus Translates to "people doing things" Justinian's spy network that dressed as monks and discov- ered of the Chinese made silk 12. What were Iconoclasm 1/4  Exam 2 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fypjlm they were described as iconophliles and clashed why Christianity should use icons 13. What did the Byzantines The Byzantines did not think that icons were a think about Iconoclasm? good idea. They said to get rid of them because they went against the 10 commandments. 14. Great Schism of 1054 The separation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church/Byzantine Churches. 15. What did the Pope do in Pope excommunicated the 5 patriarchs of byzan- the Great Schism of 1054 tine church 16. Who was Charlemagne? He was the king of the Franks and was consid- ered an ideal king. He was the founder of first empire in western Europe after the fall of Rome 17. Who was Charlemagne ri- He has a rival against the Pope vals with? 18. What was Capitularies on law issued by Charlemagne with the intention to Saxony uphold Christianity above all other religions 19. Carolingian miniature New form of handwriting created by Charle- magne that fixed handwriting of the people and made it possible for knowledge to be preserved and passed on. 20. Einhard's "Life of Charle- book about life + reign of Charlemagne, written magne" by one of his dedicated servants 21. Lateran Palace Mosaic Commissioned by the Pope for the initiantion of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor. I 22. What did the Lateran It showed that the power is derived from God and Palace Mosaic Show? puts the church at a higher status than the Holy Roman Emperor. 23. What is Comitatus? 2/4  Exam 2 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fypjlm A germanic war band that follows the chief. The leader depended on the comitatus 24. What was the cheif sup- The chief was supposed to distribute the plunder posed to distribute to the of the war to the war band/followers. As long as Comitatus? you participated in the violince/war activities of the war chief then he would reward you 25. Can the chief go to war No, The war chief was not supposed to go to without discussing it with war without taking the advice of his followers and his comitatus? listening to it 26. Fief land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service. 27. Partible Inheritance A Germanic tradition adopted by Charlemagne, in which inheritance is split equally. This was meant to keep the peace among descendants. 28. Did the partible inheri- No because when he died the empire was split tance work in favor of into 3(because he had 3 sons) and the sons Charlemagne? became rival kingdoms 29. Primogeniture A new system of inheritance in which the first son inherits the land, the second son becomes a clergyman, and the rest of the sons become landless knights 30. What is Feudalism? A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land 31. Romanesque Churches Built from stone, thick walls, little light, round arches, sturdy piers, groin vaults, large towers and decorative arcading. 32. Gothic Churches Used to provide a home for the faithful that was reflecting the power and majesty of the church and it cores of all the universities in the west 3/4 Exam 2 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fypjlm 4/4