World History A Topic 6 Flashcard They Byzantine Empire and Islam

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How did Michael VIII reestablish part of the Byzantine Empire?

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He recaptured Constantinople and ushered in the Palaiologan Renaissance.

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How did the Islamic Golden Age contribute to global knowledge?

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The Arabs assimilated the knowledge and translated the literature from other cultures.

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What are the two churches called today that resulted from the East-West Schism?

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Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church

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Why does most Islamic art depict repeating patterns or nature sciences?

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Muslims believe depicting the human form is idolatry and, therefore, a sin.

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What is the theme system?

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a system similar to the Europeans feudal system, where the government traded land for loyal soldiers

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Why were the Byzantines upset when Charlemagne was named Roman Emperor?

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They viewed themselves as the true successors of Rome.

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How are the Roman and Byzantine Empires related?

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The Byzantine Empire is the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

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What eventually happened to the Byzantine Empire?

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The Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople and most of previous Byzantine land.

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Why did the Roman Catholics NOT defend the Byzantines against the advancing Turks?

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The Byzantines refused to convert to Roman Catholicism, a condition of aid, until it was too late.

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Why was the Battle of Manzikert significant?

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The Byzantine defeat severely weakened the empire and marked the end of the theme system.