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Western Civilizations
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History
9th Grade
06/01/2007

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diocletian
Definition
reforming emperor(or "augusti") of the Roman Empire
tetrarchy- rule by four
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constantine
Definition
the first emperor to condone christianity
moved capital to constantinople
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growth of christianity
Definition
*paul(saul of tarsus) spread christianity to the gentiles, specifically the greeks
*through constantine it became the imperial family's favored religion
*later to become the official religion of the roman empire
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augustine
Definition
*theology had an influence on protestantism
*how could humans be so sinful if we were created by such a good god?
*predestination
*on the city of god
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st jerome
Definition
*latin translation of the bible called the vulgate which became official catholic bible translation
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jihad
Definition
term for the holy war that each man fougjht against passion and ignorance- aims at spreading islam
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5 pillars of islam
Definition
1) faith
2) prayer
3) charity
4) fasting during the month of ramadan
5) pilgimage to mecca
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theodora
Definition
justianian's wife
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hagia sophia
Definition
largest worship house in christendom
*in constantinople
*justian built it
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charlemagne
Definition
frankish ruler
*added lombardy and saxony to the frankish kingdoms
*christian conversion of pagan peoples
*crowned by pope leo the 3rd to be the holy roman emperor
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pope leo the third
Definition
crowned charlemagne to be the holy roman emperor
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economic structure of the early middle ages
Definition
*declining cities
*two tier economy- gold and wealth circulated among the wealthy, but the lower classes were forced to make due with currency substitutes and bartering
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simony
Definition
the sin of buying into church offices
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dominicans
Definition
*an order of friars
*sought to fight heresy and convert muslims and jews to christianity
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franciscans
Definition
an order of friars
*sense of emotional fervor
*lived like the apostles and preached out on the streets
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cisterians
Definition
a contemplative monastic order founded by reformist benedictines in france
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investiture controversy
Definition
*disagreement between pope gregory the seventh and king henry the 4th of germany: the pope wanted the power back to appoint high church offices, which the king had been doing
*the concordat of worms decided that it was the pope's power to do this
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pope innocent the third
Definition
called for the 4th crusade which was a disaster
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crusades
Definition
there were 7, most were disasterous, they wanted to recapture jerusalem
*against muslims
*about getting money, land, and power for the rich
*people who went on them were promised salvation by the pope
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scholasticism
Definition
theology and philosophy of western christendom in the middle ages
*
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thomas aquinas
Definition
a philosopher and a theologian of scholasticism
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gothic architecture
Definition
pointed arcs
*flying buttresses
*multiple columns
*gargoyles
*stained glass windows
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romanesque architecture
Definition
rounded arcs,
*big stone walls
*many support columns
*full- length human figures on the walls
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philip the 4th
Definition
trouble with the papacy
*made the avignon papacy
*excommunicated by pope boniface the eighth
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flagellants
Definition
european social group that began during the plague, believed that the plague was god's wrath- so they performed religious penance by beating themselves
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longbow
Definition
the winning weapon of the english in the 100 years war
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henry 5
Definition
very sucessful king of england
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