World History Vocab #3

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Era of tribes like Goths and Huns disrupting the Roman Empire.

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Migration Period

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Name given to the Greek-run Eastern Roman Empire after Rome's fall in 485 CE.

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Byzantine Empire

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Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire until 1453.

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Constantinople

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Famous Roman emperor who moved the capital to be closer to eastern rivals and legalized Christianity in 313 CE.

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Constantine I

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Persian Empire rivaling Rome (3rd-7th centuries CE)

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Sassanid Empire

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Roman emperor who reconquered the Western Roman Empire in the 6th century and laid the groundwork for modern legal practices.

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Justinian I

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Legal policy forming basis for modern legal institutions:

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Code of Justinian

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Missionary known for spreading Christianity in South/Eastern Europe and converting the Slavs.

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Methodius

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Islam's prophet who codified core beliefs and led conquests in 7th century Arabia.

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Muhammad

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Foundational texts of Islam.

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Quran