Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Chapter 6 Vocabulary & Terms

schism

a formal division in a church or religious body over a disagreement about beliefs
icon
a picture or a statue of a religious figure, usually painted on wood, usually painted with melted gold
liturgy
a way of praying at a public service or the written form of these services
patriarch
1. the male head of a family or tribe
2. a bishop of high rank in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Publicity photograph for the 1950's television show Father Knows Best.
public works
public buildings built and paid for by the government
examples... hospitals, bridges, roads, public schools 
The Golden Gate Bridge under construction in 1937, when an era of huge public works projects was under way.
Byzantine Empire 
After the fall of the Roman Empire, the eastern half lived on for another 1,000 years as the Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople
The capital city of the Byzantine Empire.  Today it is known as Istanbul, the capital city of Turkey.


Eastern Orthodox Church
Following the Great Schism, this church broke away from the Catholic Church and became the official church of the Byzantine Empire. 
Justinian I and Theodora
Justinian I was one of the greatest emperors of the Byzantine Empire.  Theodora was his beautiful and intelligent wife.

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