People
The emperor who had the laws changed so that the upper class could marry actresses
Justinian
First became the capital of the Eastern Roman empire
Constantinople
name for land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
Peninsula
The religion of the empire
Christian
secret weapon of the empire
Greek Fire
The Roman emperor who moved the capital to Byzantium and renamed the city after himself
Considered to by Justinian's greatest accomplishment
Hagia Sophia
location on these bodies of water helped to keep the empire safe
The Black Sea, Aegean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea
Name of the Church in the Byzantine Empire after the split
Eastern Orthodox
Period of Roman Peace that lasted almost 200 years
Pax Romana
Justinian's greatest advisor
Theodora
Why the Byzantine Empire was able to last 1000 years after the fall of the Roman Empire
Crossroads of trade
Crossroads of trade
Language the service was in
Greek or the local language of the people
The leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Patriarch
Byzantine general under Justinian
Belasarius
location of chariot races and circuses
Hippodrome
Channel that the city of Constantinople sits on
Bosporous Strait
image of a saint or religious event
Icon
How women benefited from Theodora's influence
women gained more rights and freedoms
The person who was considered by many to be the Messiah
Jesus
Name for the legal changes scholars made to the Roman laws
Justinian Code
being on water helped to protect the empire from attacks by this group
Pirates
Name for the split in the Christian Church
Schism
system of building alliances with foreign countries
diplomacy