The king granted land to these individuals in exchange for loyalty.
What are lords?
100
This emperor led the Byzantine Empire to its peak in power.
Who is Justinian I?
100
Justinian I reigned or ruled from this year through this year.
What is 527 - 565 C.E.?
100
This individual captured Constantinople and finished off the Byzantine Empire in 1453 C.E.
Who is Mehmed II?
100
This emperor stopped the persecution of Christians in Ancient Rome.
Who is Constantine?
200
This term was given to the land that was handed over to the lords in exchange for loyalty. Give the name for the land/property.
What is a manor/fief?
200
The Western Roman Empire collapsed in this year.
What is 476 C.E.?
200
This was one of the main reasons people were unhappy with Justinian's rule.
What are high taxes?
200
Our world today still has influences from the Byzantine Empire. Name three influences we can see today.
What is Orthodox religion, law, protection of Greek and Roman writings, and early Christian writings?
200
This battle took place in Ancient Greece where 300 soldiers filed in a tight pathway to defend from the Persians. You could say it was "hotly" contested.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
300
List the structure/order of feudalism.
What is a king, lord, knight, and serf/peasant?
300
This empire defeated and destroyed the Byzantine Empire in 1453 C.E.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
300
This land was gained by Justinian I while expanding the Byzantine Empire.
What is the Western Roman Empire, including Italy and Rome?
300
The Crusades were an interesting time period, and because of this event, it caused two things to happen in the Byzantine Empire. Name two problems the Crusades caused.
What is Constantinople was looted? What is Christian forces became divided?
300
This was the naval battle fought during the Persian Wars where the Greeks were highly outnumbered, but defeated the attacking Persian naval fleet.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
400
Life for a majority of the people within feudalism consisted of this. Think back to the scenario from class.
What is hard labor?
400
In 1054 C.E., the Byzantine Empire decided to do this with their capital, and also choose to no longer recognize this major religious group.
What is make Constantinople the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church and no longer recognize the Catholic Church of Rome?
400
Name three things Justinian I improved during the Byzantine Empire.
What is poetry, literature, art, and buildings?
400
During the 700's and 800's C.E., the Byzantine Empire tried to deny this.
What is the worship of religious icons?
400
This native language of the Romans was this.
What is Latin?
500
Feudalism lasted for approximately this many years. It also was in decline due to three main reasons. Name the years it lasted, and the three reasons to its decline.
What is 1,000 years? What is the Magna Carta, Bubonic Plague, and the Crusades?
500
These three groups were the groups that the Byzantine Empire fought against for control of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Who are the Muslims, Seljuk Turks, and Arabs?
500
The American Bill of Rights can be attributed to this written document named after Justinian I.
What is the Justinian Code?
500
This army attacked the Byzantine Empire in 634 C.E., and also took these lands from the Empire.
Who are the Muslim armies, and what is Syria, the Holy Land, Egypt, and North Africa?
500
Name two barbaric groups that attacked Rome creating ultimately the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 C.E.
Who are the Saxons, Franks, Visigoths, Vandals, Angles, Ostrogoths, and Lombards?