Chapter 11 Vocab Byzantine Empire

The __________________ is a set of laws that were solidified by many law scholars of around 532

What does Hagia Sophia mean?

• The Wise One

• The Holy Wisdom

• The Great Spirit

• The Holy Awaken

Religious images of Byzantium

• Pictures

• Icons

• Schism

refers to two periods in the history of the Byzantine Empire when the use of religious images or icons was opposed by religious and imperial authorities within the Orthodox Church

• Czar

• Iconalast

• Vizier

• Schism

A man who controls a family, group, or government is a...

• matriarch 
• congenial
• patriarch 
• patriarchal

Formally denying a person membership in a Church is called _________________.

• Schism

• Excommunication

• Patriarch

• Icon

Writing system developed in the 9th–10th century for Slavic-speaking peoples of the Eastern Orthodox faith

• Phonics

• Cyrillic

• Hyroglyphics

A member of a group of peoples in central and eastern Europe speaking Slavic languages.

• Vizier

• Slavs

A member of the old aristocracy in Russia, next in rank to a prince.

• Czar

• Boyars

• Icon

grand prince of Kiev from 1019 to 1054

• Yaroslov the wise

• Boyar

• Patriarch