AH 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Jigsaw Puzzle, Saints Vitalis And Agricola, Marriage In Islam
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Paten- a large shallow bowl or plate for the bread used in the eucharist. Chalice- christianity a gold or silver cup containing the wine at mass. Monastery- a group of buildings in which monks live together, set apart from the secular community of a town. Emperor diaclecion- splits empire into 2 halves (west and east) Constantine moves it from rome to constantinople. End of 4th century theodoceus establishes christianity as the official religion. Byzantium- named after a sailor names byizas. Constantine proclaimed constantinople as new rome- referred themselves as. Byzantium formed a buffer zone between arabs and christians. Christians believe that jesus is both human and divine- establish rules. 1054- christianity spilt into 2- great schism- mirrored diaclecion"s split. Developing a code of civil law- justinian law code. Didn"t come from a good family and had to make his mark. Mistress- changed the law to marry the actress. Neke revolts- first church was burned down- had to prove himself.
