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Justinian I
Byzantine emperor noted for his reconquest of lost territory, building program, and comprehensive law code. TERM 2
Belisarius
DEFINITION 2 Sixth-century general who led the Byzantine army to successes in Persia, North Africa, and the Italian Peninsula. TERM 3
Theodora
DEFINITION 3 Emperor Justinian I's wife and empress, who had much influence on her husband's political and religious policies. TERM 4
Procopius
DEFINITION 4 Byzantine historian during the reign of Justinian I. He wrote histories of the Persian, Vandal, and Gothic wars and Anecdota, an attack on Justinian. TERM 5
Council of Chalcedon
DEFINITION 5 The fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ.
Body of Civil Law
Justinian's three-volume codification issued between 533 and 563, containing the laws and jurist opinions of the Roman Empire and the canons issued by church councils. TERM 7
Hagia
Sophia
DEFINITION 7 A6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century. TERM 8
Nika Riot
DEFINITION 8 The most violent riot in the history of Constantinople, with nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed. It took place over the course of a week in 532 A.D. TERM 9
Justinian's Plague
DEFINITION 9 A pandemic that afflicted the Eastern Roman Empire, especially its capital Constantinople, the Sassanid Empire, and Mediterranean port cities. It is known as one of the greatest plagues in history as it was caused by the bubonic plague. TERM 10
Muhammad
DEFINITION 10 Founder of Islam; Muslims believe he was the last prophet in a line of biblical prophets stretching back to Abraham.
Umayyads
First line of hereditary caliphs whose capital was in Damascus. TERM 17
Tariq ibn Ziyad
DEFINITION 17 Muslim general who led the invasion and conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. TERM 18
Battle of Tours
DEFINITION 18 Battle in 732 in which the Franks defeated Muslims advancing north from Spain. TERM 19
Abbasids
DEFINITION 19 Second line of hereditary caliphs, who came to power in 750 and moved the political center of Islam to Baghdad. TERM 20
Abu Nuwas
DEFINITION 20 Poet of Persian descent who lived in Abbasid Baghdad, considered one of the greatest poets in the Arabic language.
Constans
II
Emperor responsible for extensive administrative and military reforms of the Byzantine Empire. TERM 22
Greek Fire
DEFINITION 22 Petroleum-based substance that ignited on contact with water; used by the Byzantine army in warfare. TERM 23
Cataphracts
DEFINITION 23 Units of heavy cavalry that dominated Byzantine military tactics on land by the seventh century. TERM 24
Iconoclasm
DEFINITION 24 Policy initiated byEmperor Leo IIIin 731 forbidding the venerations of icons, symbols, inanimate representations, and monuments in religious worship. TERM 25
Irene
DEFINITION 25 Widow of Emperor Leo IV, who usurped power from her son, Constantine VI, to rule in her own right.
