Justinian and Friends
The greatest emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Justinian
By 1054 C.E., continued disagreements between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church had finally lead to this word for "split"
schism
This missionary developed an alphabet in order to spread Christianity to Slavic peoples.
Cyril
Istanbul
Cultures sharing and blending ideas
cultural diffusion
This woman may have started her career in the Byzantine Empire as an actress, but she became known as the empress who secured land rights for women and strengthened Justinian's resolve when he almost fled during the Nika riot.
Theodora
These images of saints and holy figures were banned by the Byzantine Emperor Leo III.
icons
Monks lived in these communities.
Monasteries
This famous building, constructed during the reign of Justinian, has been a church, a mosque, and a museum.
Hagia Sophia
The last western Roman Emperor fell to this Germanic general in 476 C.E.
Odoacer
This Byzantine general led the effort to retake lands of the western Roman Empire, including Italy, Spain, and northern Africa.
Belisarius
The split between the church became official following the patriarch of the east and the pope of the west taking this action against each other.
excommunication
The rules of this Catholic monk stated that monks were to welcome outsiders who needed food and shelter.
Benedict
Constantinople rested on this type of land feature, surrounded by water on three sides.
peninsula
The Roman Empire surrounded this major body of water, which allowed trade to flourish.
Mediterranean Sea
This legal scholar led organized the confusing laws of the Byzantine Empire.
Tribonian
This Frankish king came to the pope's aid when the Byzantines refused to help.
Charlemagne
This priest brought Christianity to Ireland.
Patrick
When Constantinople was founded, it resembled cities in the Roman empire, partially because people spoke this Roman language.
Latin
Constantinople was at the crossroads of these two continents.
Europe and Asia
Many historians believe Justinian's armies were wiped out by this event rather than battle.
Justinian's Plague
Someone who challenges tradition may be referred to as this word, which means "image breaker."
iconoclast
The Anglo-Saxons pushed this people into more remote areas of Britain and Ireland.
Celts
This strait is straddled by the modern city of Istanbul, formerly Constantinople.
Bosporus Strait
According to historians, the most important historical contribution of the Byzantine Empire was this.
protecting Roman and Greek culture and learning