Byzantine Empire 1
First emperor of the byzantine empire
Constantine I
schism
a split or division
what do we call the eastern type of Christianity centered in constantinople today?
Today we call the western christian church of Rome by this name
the Roman Catholic Church
Leader that named the capital city of the Byzantine Empire
Constantine
the capital city named for Constantine?
constantinople
A narrow water passage connecting to larger bodies of water
a strait
how many constantines were there?
22
the head of the western church
The pope
what Emperor's name was similar to Constantine?
Constantius II
Important and wise leader of the Byzantine empire
Justinian or constantine
This group took over the Byzantine empire in the 15th century
The ottoman turks
Head of the eastern church
the patriarch
Location of the center of the western church
Rome or the Vatican
What strait is constantinople on?
the Bosporus strait
the name for constantinople today
Istanbul
the city at the center of the eastern church
Constantinople
Because the Byzantine Empire had these weapons it was able to survive.
Greek fire and stone missiles, trebuche,
Constantinople was located in what city and country today?
Turkey
The Byzantine empire fell to disputes over these two things
politics and religion
who was Justinian's wife?
Theodora
For this reason many nations wanted to take over constentanople and the byzantine Empire
it was located at the center of major trade routs
How many Emperors names start with a J?
12 Emperors