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TAKE HOME IDENTIFICATIONS

(2 Points Each and Total Points = 20) (Chapter 13)
Identify in a Short Paragraph that is composed of two Full Sentences the following
terms by stating "who" or "what" that term is in the first sentence, and then, in the
second sentence, give a significance for that term (i.e. a reason why it was important).
Each sentence is worth one point, for a total possible of two points for each term.
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Justinian
Iconoclasm Controversy
Macedonian Dynasty
Battle of Manzikert
Black Death
Hundred Years War
Great Schism
Petrarch
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo

TAKE HOME IDENTIFICATIONS (2 Points Each and Total Points = 20) (Chapter 13) Identify-example-1
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Justinian

Justinian was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565. During his tenure, Justinian restructured the Byzantine Empire's government and implemented various changes to improve accountability and lower corruption. His legislation established the basis for civil law, the collection of laws currently in use in continental Europe and all of Latin America.

Iconoclasm Controversy

Iconoclasm Controversy is a term used to describe the disagreement over the use of icons during the 8th and 9th century in the Byzantine Empire. People wanted to destroy those icons, images, sculptures for either religious or personal views.

Battle of Manzikert

A battle in which the Seljuq Turks, led by the sultan Alp-Arslan, defeated the Byzantines under the authority of Romans IV Diogenes. The devastating defeat of a field army of the Byzantine Empire and the capture of the Eastern Roman Emperor sent shock waves through the Christian and Islamic worlds and opened the door for Turkish immigration and invasion into Anatolia, the Byzantine Empire's most crucial strategic zone. The Byzantine empire was weakened and Anatolia was changed as a result of the Battle of Manzikert.

Black Death

a severe epidemic of plague and especially bubonic plague that occurred in Asia and Europe in the 14th century. Between 30 to 50 percent of Europe's population suffered and died because of the plague. Beginning in 1348 when the disease entered London, between 75 and 200 million individuals suffered and died over the course of several years.

Hundred Years War

In the late Middle Ages, the kingdoms of France and England participated in a series full of violent engagements that came to be known as the Hundred Years' War. It has its origins in the conflicting claims of the French royal House of Valois and the English House of Plantagenet to the French throne.

Great Schism

The religious and political divisions that had grown over the years between Eastern and Western Christianity resulted in the conflicts. Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy are the two splits of the main branch of Christianity caused by the Great Schism. They continue to be the two biggest Christian denominations today.

Petrarch

The "Father of Humanism," Petrarch, was a devout classical scholar whose ideas inspired the Renaissance. one of his most known works of literature, odes to Laura, idealized love. The Italian language that is used in the modern time was influenced by his writing. It was his Italian verses that established him as a major literary figure, both in Italy and other countries. He was widely recognized for creating the sonnet in several various places.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer whose talent and intelligence embodied the ideals of the Renaissance humanism movement. The Mona Lisa is one of his best-known works of art, Leonardo performed dozens of well-planned experiments and produced futuristic inventions that were ground-breaking at the time, despite the fact that he is better recognized for his dramatic and passionate artwork. He made significant scientific discoveries as a result of his keen eye and quick mind, yet he never shared his insights with the public.

Michelangelo

Due to his talent as a sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, Michelangelo is demonstrated to be a Renaissance Icon. In his paintings and sculptures, he is also able to convey individualism, humanism, and secularism. Religious scenes in Michelangelo's artwork express genuine suffering, joy, and other emotions.

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i wrote the definitions about what they are of who they are, and why they were important. I hope this helps!!

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