Unit 6 Byzantine Empire and Early Russia vocab

Greco-Roman Culture

• Greco-Roman culture refers to the combination of Chinese and Indian traditions
• Greco-Roman culture emerged during the Middle Ages
• Greco-Roman culture is solely based on Egyptian traditions
• Greco-Roman culture is the combination of Greek and Roman traditions during the Roman Empire.

peninsula

• mountain range surrounded by water on three sides
• landform surrounded by water on three sides
• landform surrounded by water on four sides
• body of water surrounded by land on three sides

religious icon

• divine portrait
• spiritual symbol
• sacred image or representation of a deity or saint
• holy picture

mosaic

• a piece of art or image made from the assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials.

• a type of cloud formation

• a type of pasta

• a type of dance

Greek Orthodox Christianity

• a branch of Christianity that follows the teachings and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church.

• a branch of Christianity that follows the teachings and traditions of the Protestant Church.

• a branch of Christianity that follows the teachings and traditions of Buddhism.

• a branch of Christianity that follows the teachings and traditions of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Roman Catholic

• Christian church centred in Roman

• Eastern branch of the Christian church

• the polythesitic church of Roman Gods and Goddesses

• The church started by Martin Luther

Great Schism

• 1054...split the Christian chuch into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox

• 1100...Split the church into Catholic and Protestant

• 1000...founded by Jesus of Nazareth

• 1066...conquered the British Isles and established a new religion

Latin

• Language spoken in Rome and used in traditional Roman Catholic services, basis of other languages like Italian, French, Spanish

• The vernacular used in Eastern Orthodox Church

• The first written language

• The language used in the Church of England

Cyrillic Alphabet

• used exclusively in Western Europe.

• a writing system used for various languages across Eastern Europe and Asia.

• a form of hieroglyphics.

• originated in South America.

Justinian

• Greek philosopher.

• Roman emperor.

• Chinese emperor.

• Byzantine emperor, known for the Hagia Sophia, Justinan's Law