Main Attractions of the Byzantine Empire
A huge former Church built in Constantinople that is now a Mosque.
The Hagia Sophia.
Byzantine Emperor that was responsible for the building of the Hagia Sophia and the Hippodrome. Also created a simplified code of law based on the old Roman Law.
Emperor Justinian I
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople.
Which side of the old Roman Empire did the Byzantine Empire stem from?
The Eastern Roman Empire.
The Byzantine Empire's location allowed it to trade with these regions:
Asia, Northern Africa, and the rest of Europe.
A large public arena used mostly for chariot racing. Said to have been able to seat 50,000 people.
Hippodrome.
The wife of a prominent Byzantine emperor.
Theodora
The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
The Byzantine Empire mostly spoke this language.
Greek.
The Byzantine empire imported silk from this country.
China.
These were connected by a long series of tunnels and used by Christian Byzantines to hide from the Ottomans.
Byzantine underground cities.
Byzantine Emperor who converted to Christianity.
Emperor Constantine.
Turkey.
The main religion of the Byzantine Empire.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
The Byzantine Empire imported these products from India:
Spices and ivory.
These tower-like structures were used to alert the Byzantine Empire of incoming invaders.
Byzantine Beacons.
Roman Emperor that split Rome into two empires.
Emperor Diocletian.
What kind of land form is the Byzantine Empire?(is it landlocked?, is it surrounded by water?, etc)
Peninsula.
This code of law simplified thousands of Roman books of law into 3 sections of rules.
Justinian Code.
The Byzantine Empire imported fur from this country.
Russia.
These tall structures were the main defense of the Byzantine Empire's capital.
The Theodosian Walls of Constantinople.
This Byzantine Emperor was responsible for building the Byzantine capital's defensive walls.
Theodosius II.
The natural barriers of the Byzantine Empire.
Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and the Aegean Sea.
The Roman Empire.
What 6 products did the Byzantine Empire mostly export?
Oil, wine, salt, fish, meat, and vegetables.