| A | B |
|---|
| Justinian | Byzantine emperor |
| Justinian Code | emperor's body of civil law |
| Constantinople | capital of Byzantine Empire |
| Hagia Sophia | church in Constantinople combines Greek, Roman & Persian cultures |
| icons | holy images of Jesus, Virgin Mary or saints |
| schism | permanent split between the Orthodox Christian Church in the East and Roman Catholic Church in the West |
| Qu'ran (Koran) | holy book of Islam |
| Mohammed | founder of Islam |
| caliph | successor to Mohammad - political & religious leader of Muslims |
| Five Pillars of Faith | Muslims follow these rules |
| Golden Age | a period of learning - literature, art, and math |
| Charlemagne | king of the Franks |
| feudalism | asocial & political system where land is exchanged for military service |
| manor | large estate where people lived - everything they needed was there |
| Catholic Church | strongest, most powerful organization during the Middle Ages |
| shinto | Japaanese religion- worship nature, spirits |
| samurai | Japanese warrior knight |
