Chapter 9.1 Vocab Terms
- Byzantine Empire : eastern Roman empire in Middle Ages
- Constantinople القسطنطينية: “New Rome”, capital of Byzantine Empire
- capital city العاصمة: the most important government city in a country
- chariot عربة :- two wheeled wagon pulled by a horse
- repair يصلح: to fix
- Slavs: a group of people who lived in Eastern Europe
- church كنيسة: a place where Christians pray
- relic أثر مقدس: an object from the past that had relates to God
- holy مقدس: following God’s ways
- saints القديسين: holy people, those who follow God’s ways
- Justinian: a great Byzantine emperor
- barbaric متوحش: not civilized; no government
- tribe قبيلة: a group of people who live together
- principle مبدأ: a main idea
- legal system نظام قانوني: a set of laws
- goods بضائع: things that are bought and sold
- patriarch زعيم المسيحي: A leader of a church
- icon رموز: small picture of a saint or Jesus
- riot احتجاجات: violence in a crowd of people
- Ottoman Empire الإمبراطورية العثمانية: modern day land of Turkey
- decay فساد: to become worse
