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Founded as Byzantium, it was renamed Constantinople in A.D. 330 by Constantine, who made it the CAPITAL of the Eastern Roman, or BYZANTIUM EMPIRE. The city was taken by the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
Constantinople (con-stan-ti-no-pull)
Alphabet based on the SLAVIC LANGUAGES; created by Cyril to SPREAD THE BIBLE AND CHRISTIANITY.
Cyrillic alphabet (sir-ill-ic)
CHURCH built by JUSTINIAN to show the power of the Byzantine emperor and the strength of Christianity.
Hagia Sophia (haja so-fee-a)
An IMAGE or picture of a SACRED CHRISTIAN PERSON, traditionally used in the EASTERN CHURCH.
icon
IMAGE BREAKER; believed that icons encouraged superstition and the worship of idols.
iconoclast (i-con-o-clast)
EMPEROR of BYZANTIUM at its height; known for his LAW CODE.
Justinian (jus-tin-ee-an)
Organized collection of ROMAN LAWS. Helped the Byzantine Empire preserve Roman law and was the BASIS OF MOST EUROPEAN LEGAL SYSTEMS.
Justinian's Code
A PICTURE or decorative design made by setting SMALL COLORED PIECES, of stone or tile, into a surface.
mosaic (mo zay ic)
SEPARATION; break between the western Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Byzantine Empire.
schism (skiz em)
Slavic-speaking PEOPLES of EASTERN EUROPE; took much of their culture from the Byzantines.
Slavs
WIFE of JUSTINIAN; supported her husband in political matters and helped IMPROVE the SOCIAL STANDING OF WOMEN..
Theodora (thee-o-dor-a)
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