Byzantine Geography
The Byzantine Empire was originally which part of the Roman Empire?
The Eastern Empire
What language was spoken in the empire of Justinian and Theodora?
Greek
What is a Pope?
Head of the Christian church in Rome
Who was constantly invading the collapsed Western Roman Empire?
Germanic Tribes
Which group most greatly impacted the Middle Ages?
The Franks
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
Justinian updated what that was used for the next 900 years
legal codes based on the Roman Twelve Tables
What was the reason for the schism of the Christian church?
it was a dispute over who should control the church. should control go to someone more local to the Byzantine's in the east.
Why is this period referred to as the "Dark Ages"
Because there was little learning or trade in Western Europe
The system based on mutual obligation with rigid class structure ruled Europe
Feudalism
What was Byzantine Empire originally known as before Constantine renamed it?
Byzantium
Why was Empress Theodora the most powerful woman in Byzantine History?
She passed laws, met with ambassadors, and, forced Justinian to fight back against protestors
Where was the Eastern Orthodox Church based?
in Constantinople
Who fought in the Battle of the Tours?
Charles "The Hammer" Martel and the Christian Franks vs. Muslim forces
Why was the Manor System so important during the Middle Ages?
The Manor was a self-sufficient structure - everything people needed to survive was there
What was one geographic advantage that the Byzantine Empire had over the Western Roman Empire?
Distance from Germanic invasions
What did the Byzantine's call themselves?
Romans
Which church only gave services in Latin and did not allow their priests to marry
Roman Catholic Church
Charlemagne did what to unit his empire?
Built roads, schools, churches, and focused on education. Gave land to nobles in exchange for loyalty and military service.
What was the most powerful and important institution in Western Europe that was looked at as a unifying force?
The Roman Catholic Church
What connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea?
The Bosporus Strait
What type of Christianity was practiced in the Byzantine Empire?
Greek Orthodox Christianity
A period of time during which icons were banned by people and only the cross was allowed as religious artwork.
Iconoclasts
What was Charlemagne's Legacy/ Nickname?
He was known as "The Father of Europe"
Who was largely responsible for preserving Greco-Roman cultural achievements and Roman historians and poets
Monks spent most of their day either working the land, praying, or copying texts