-Latin
-Greek/Localized
-Pope and bishops
-Patriarch and bishops serve as group
-Priests cant marry
-Can marry
-Divorce not permitted
-certain conditions
How did Byzantine influence Russia?--CHRISTIANITY
- Olga of Kiev visits Constantinople, converts
- Vladimir has all Kiev citizens baptized in Dnieper river
What impact did Mongol rule have on Russia?
- Religious freedoms in exchange for obedience and tribute
- Collaborating with Mongols isolates Russia from rest of Europe
How did the Seljuk Turks culturally diffuse with the Persians and Abbasids?
- Give Persians key posts, including VIZIER
- Adopt Persian language and religionIslam
- Other shahs support
HAJJ: pilgrimage to Mecca
Jihad: Struggle/fight against non-Muslims; holy war
Quran:The book that Muslims believe is the direct word of God as revealed to
Muhammad
Caliph: successor to Muhammad, supreme political/religious leader of Islamic world
Hadith: Testimony recorded from Muhammads friends and associated about his speech
and actions, second only to Quran
Icon: a painting of Jesus Christ or another holy figure, typically in a traditional style on
wood, venerated and used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern
Churches.
Patriarch: Leader of eastern orthodoxy, similar to Pope
Muhammad: founded Islam
Justinian: Emperor of Byzantine, sought to reinstate Romes greatness
Theodora: Empress of Byzantine, very influential
Ivan III: First ruler of Russia who broke away from Mongols
Olga of Kiev: Converts to Christianity
Vladimir: Has all Kiev citizens baptized in Dnieper river