Geography
The capital of the Byzantine empire is...
Constantinople
What is the famous law code from the Byzantine Empire that influenced laws today throughout the western world?
Justinian Law Code
The people at the top of the Feudal system were?
Monarchs - Kings & Queens who had lost of land
Thie emperor's wife was an "actress" and was a part of the Nika Riot
Emperor Justinian
The two continents Constantinople lies between are...
Asia and Europe
What is Greek Fire?
A large chemical bomb that was tossed over the walls of Constantinople, used by the Byzantine Empire to keep invaders away
What did Theodora's Speech do?
Convinced Justinian to stay instead of flee from the Byzantine Empire
This emperor converted the Roman Empire to Christianity.
Constantine
The Byzantine Empire got its name because...
Constantinople built on the land of Byzantium
How many people fit in the Hippodrome and what activity they did there?
Over 100,000 people and they watched Chariot Races
Serf
This emperor was responsible for coming up with the ideas to divide Rome into two halves: East and West
Emperor Diocletian
The side of Rome the Byzantine Empire lied on was...
The Eastern side
Nobles - Called Barron, Duke, Earl, etc.
How Emperor Justinian ended the Nika Riot?
He used trusted military leaders to help him trick everyone into the Hippodrome and slaughtering 30,000 people.
What was the church built by Emperor Justinian and what were the two demands it was built with?
The Hagia Sofia
1. make it as fast as possible and 2. make it nothing like the world has never seen
The narrow body of water that cuts through land, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea...
The Bosporus Strait
To win the Chariot Race you had to go this many times around the arena?
7
What is an entire working plot of land called during feudal times?
A manor
What two churches did Christianity split into in the Byzantine Empire and what was this event called?
The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
The Great Schism