It was what a certain group or church believes or teaches.
100
Some false teachers in the early church denied this.
Christ's deity
100
Open-air stadiums where sporting and social events took place
Hippodromes
100
What is the most famous structure built under Justinian?
The Hagia Sophia
100
What were mercenaries?
Foreigners hired by the government to fight
200
Early church believers faced persecution until Constantine did what?
Legalized Christianity
200
Who permanently divided the empire - into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire?
Theodosius I
200
Although Justinian's army did not conquer all the former Roman Empire, it did conquer every part it fought for. Under the leadership of what general did it do so?
Belisarius
200
At the end of Justinian's rule, there was no more money for lavish buildings. Why?
He had the left the government bankrupt.
200
Persians attacked and took the province of...
Syria
300
Orthodox means this
Right belief
300
What did the Eastern Roman Empire become known as?
The Byzantine Empire
300
Who was Theodora?
Justinian's wise advisor who had a strong influence on him.
400
What did bishops try to do at the Council of Nicaea?
To define what true Christians should believe about each person of the Trinity
400
To what city did Constantine decide to move the empire's capital? And what did he rename it?
Byzantium; Constantinople
500
To what people did Romans give the name "barbarian"?
Nomadic people who had not adopted Roman culture and who did NOT speak Latin or Greek
500
Why did the people start the Nika Revolt?
Because of Justinian's high taxes and lack of respect for the privileges of others