Vocab
Justinian Code
Division of the Empire
Religion
Important Dates
100

_____: A mix of Greek and Roman Culture

Greco-Roman

100

True or False: The Justinian Code was helped made by Emperor Justinian II

False, Emperor Justinian I was the one who created the Justinian Code

100

What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

Constantinople

100

People who practice the Islamic faith are called _________

Muslims

100

When did the Byzantine Empire get invaded?

1453 A.D.

200

________: The people who conquered the Byzantine Empire

The Ottoman Turks

200

Which crime in the US was not considered a crime in the Justinian Code?

Robbery

200

Who led the Roman Catholic Church?

(Western)

The Pope

200

Christianity is to the Bible as Islam is to the ____

Quran

200

When did the Middle Ages end?

1453 A.D

300

The eastern half of Rome was the ___________________

The Byzantine Empire

300

True or False: In the Justinian Code, women could inherit property from their husbands in any situation

False, women could only inherit property from their husbands if it was stated in the will.

300

Who was the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church?

(Eastern)

The Emperor

300

Muslims take a pilgrimage (Journey for religion) to _________ .

Mecca

300

When did the Middle Ages start?

476 A.D.

400

The _________ consisted of laws and legal decisions of the Romans as far back as 117 AD

The Justinian Code

400

Murder was punished in the Justinian Code with:

  1. Banishment

  2. Prison

  3. Death

Banishment

400

True or False: When the western part of the Roman Empire fell in 476 AD, the Byzantine Empire (Eastern) fell a couple decades later.

False, the Byzantine Empire fell in 1453 AD

400

Muslims believe in the ________ pillars of Islam

Five

400

What year did the Christian church divide?

1054 A.D.

500

_______: The era between ancient and modern world

Middle Ages

500

The victim of a robbery could sue up to _____ times the stolen value of the property

Four

500

What was the language of everyday use in the early Byzantine Empire?

Greek, NOT Latin

500

Islam is an Arabic word that means _____ .

Submission

500

To what year did the Ottoman Turks, a powerful and influential Islamic empire survive?

1923 A.D.

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