Time Period 1 Post Classical Vocabulary

Byzantine Empire

Eastern portion of the Roman Empire which survived beyond the collapse of the Roman Empire with its capital at Constantinople.

What was Justinian I known for?

Rebuilding Constantinople and codifying Roman law into the Justinian Code.

Crusades

Armed pilgrimages to the Holy Land by Christians to reconquer Jerusalem from Muslim rule.

Vikings

Seafaring group from Scandinavia that colonized and raided parts of Europe from about 793 to 1066.

What was the Great Schism?

The split between the Roman Catholic church in the west and the Eastern Orthodox church based in Constantinople.

Hagia Sophia

Great domed Eastern Orthodox Christian church constructed during the reign of Justinian in Constantinople.

Eastern Orthodox Church

Christian church created in 1053 after the schism from the western Roman Catholic church, heavily influencing the Byzantine Empire and Russia.

Abbasid

Dynasty that overthrew the Umayyad dynasty, ruling the Muslim caliphate from 750 to 1258.

What does the term 'Caliph' refer to?

A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government or the successor to Muhammad on earth.

What were the Five Pillars of Islam?

Obligatory religious duties including confession of faith, prayer, fasting during Ramadan, zakat, and hajj.