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| Byzantium | a Greek colonial village created on the crosswords of the Black Sea |
| Constantinople | a Roman city founded by Constantine as new Christian capital |
| Istanbul | formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople, this became the capital of a new Turkish Empire |
| Byzantine Empire | this grew out of the Eastern Roman Empire and became a separtate kingdom |
| Emperor Justinian | considered the greatest Byzantine Emperor. Known for Codification of Laws |
| Empress Theodora | wife of Justinian; she came from humble beginnings to become an assertive monarch |
| Codification of Roman Law | This began known as the Body of Civil Law |
| Hagia Sophia | dedicated in 537 A.D. this began the center of Christianity in Constantinople. Later it would be used as an Islamic mosque |
| mosiacs | paintings created on plaster; these became the centerpiece of Byzantine art |
| Eastern Orthodox Church | the Christian Church of the East developed differently than the West |
| patriach | the Pope headed the Church in Rome, but this title became the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Rurik the Rus | a Viking who led an invasion into northern Europe, this will ultimately form Russia |
| Prince Vladimir Of Russia | seeking a religion, he decides on Eastern Orthodox partly due to the wealth it held |
| Kiev | a city along the Dnieper River that allowed for the establishment of Viking settlement and culture |
| St. Cyril | a Eastern Orthodox monk who traveled north into Russia to spread the Eastern Orthodox Faith |
| Cyrillic Alphabet | an alphabet that combined Greek and Slavic languages in an effort to spread Eastern Orthodox religion |
