A New Empire
Originally known as Byzantium, this capital city of the Roman empire was renamed after its emperor.
What is Constantinople?
The Eastern Roman Empire took on this nickname.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
On the Arabian Peninsula, this man living in Mecca created a new religion.
Who is Muhammad?
The empire became wealthy through this activity throughout Asia, Europe, and Africa.
What is trade?
Turks who adopted Islam and invaded the Middle East were sometimes called by this name.
What are the Ottomans?
This law enacted by Constantine legalized Christianity.
What is Edict of Milan?
Justinian's undefeated general.
Who is Belisarius?
It is a book containing Muhammad's revelations.
What is the Qur'an (Koran)?
Religious campaigns started by the pope of the Roman Church to regain the city of Jerusalem.
What are the Crusades?
By 1371, the Ottomans had conquered all the Byzantine Empire except this city.
What is Constantinople?
If you felt compelled to defend "right belief", you might be a member of this church.
What is Orthodox?
A riot that people started because of Justinian's high taxes and disrespect of other's privileges.
What is the Nika Revolt?
Followers of the religion of Islam.
Who are Muslims?
In this Crusade only, the crusaders successfully regained Jerusalem.
What is the first Crusade?
This disease weakened all of Europe during the 1300s.
What is the Black Death?
Bishops held this meeting to define what Christians should believe about each person of the Trinity.
What is the Council of Nicaea?
Open-air stadiums for sports or social events.
What are hippodromes?
The name of the one god according to Muhammad.
Who is Allah?
During this Crusade, crusaders attacked cities that the pope did not intend to attack, and ultimately led to the fall of Constantinople.
What is the fourth Crusade?
Weapon used by the Ottomans to conquer Constantinople in 1453.
What are cannons?
This emperor permanently divided the empire into the Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire.
Who is Theodosius I?
The most famous church structure built under Justinian's rule.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
Leo III thought that these sacred images of Christ, Mary, the saints, and other subjects were idols.
What are icons?
Some Byzantines escaped to organize a new empire located in this capital city in Asia Minor.
What is Nicaea?
The sultan was the leader of this people group.
What are the Ottomans?