Religion
The official religion of the Byzantine empire.
what is Christianity?
The creator of Constantinople.
Who was Constantine?
chains across the seas.
How did the Navy protect Constantinople from water attacks?
The Germanic tribe that took over Constantinople.
Who were the Turks?
A large Horseshoe-shaped arena for chariot racing.
What is the Hippodrome?
The two
what are the Eastern Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Church?
The emperor of Rome that started the creation of the Hagia Sophia.
Who is Justinian I
3 walls
How many walls protected the main side of Constantinople?
The walls stopped the Huns
What stopped the Huns from destroying Constantinople?
30,000 Rebels.
How many people died in the Hippodrome during the Nika Riots?
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
who is the Pope?
Emperor Justinian I's wife.
who was empress Theodora?
cut everyone's eyes out, leaving every 100th man with one eye.
What did Basil order his army to do to Samuel's?
They settled under Asia minor.
Where did the people of Arabia settle?
The new set of revised Roman laws.
What is Justinian's Code?
The debate over who should be in charge and icons.
Why did the Great Schism Happen?
The greatest military-minded emperor in Byzantine history.
who was Basil II?
one of the best military emperors ever
Who was Basil II
The tribe that attacked Constantinople from the east.
Who were the Huns?
Iconoclasts
What were Icon breakers called?
Iconoclasts.
What were the breakers of Icons called?
emperor Diocletian
Who split the Roman empire into 2, having the east side turn into the Byzantine empire?
cannon fire from the Turks.
what finally breached the main walls?
The Visigoths.
What tribe settled near the Atlas Mountains?
the split of Christianity into two churches
What was the Great Schism?