Beginnings
Constantinople
Justinian I
Eastern Orthodox Church
Conflict in the Church
100

The Byzantine Empire is the continuation of this powerful and vast empire. 

What is The eastern Roman Empire?

100
Constantinople was an appealing spot for a capital city because it lay in these two continents.
What are Asia and Europe?
100

He is often recognized as the greatest Byzantine emperor. 

Who is Justinian I?

100

This church gained its power as Rome fell

What is Roman Catholic Church?

100

The Byzantine Empire was largely shaped by the influence of  and preserved this Mediterranean culture through language and literature

What is Greek?

200
In 330 C.E., this emperor of the Roman Empire moved his capital to Byzantium and created a two capital structure for the Roman Empire.
Who is Constantine?
200
Constantinople was also easy to defend because of this geographical advantage.
What is it was surrounded on three sides by water?
200

Justinian did this to gain more power and wealth for his sufferning kingdom

What is expand the Byzantine Empire to Europe

200

This is the reason the Eastern Orthodox church split from the Roman Catholic Church

What is different spiritual interpretations of the Bible?

200
After the fall of Rome, these religious leaders claimed supreme religious authority over all Christians though the emperors and patriarchs of Byzantium did not make the same claim.
Who is the pope?
300
Byzantium was later named "New Rome" until the emperor finally named the city after himself and gave it this name.
What is Constantinople?
300
Constantinople's closeness to water ways and its position on two different continents made it a perfect hub for this.
What is trade?
300
Though encouraged to flee the city by his advisors, she encouraged Justinian I the stay and fight; he eventually put down the revolt because of her encouragement.
Who is Theodora, Justinian's wife?
300

Byzantines official religion

What is Christianity?

300
In 730 C.E. the Byzantine emperor Leo III banned the use of all religious images in churches and homes because the eastern church leaders felt that people were worshiping the images instead of God. This practice of smashing these images was then encouraged.
What is iconoclasm?
400
Though the western half of the Roman Empire fell in 476 C.E., the Byzantine Empire continued on for this many more years.
What is 1000?
400
Because of the trade, Constantinople was the richest and most elegant city in this region.
What is the Mediterranean?
400
As part of a grand rebuilding of Constantinople, Justinian I created bridges, public bathes, parks, roads, hospitals and churches, among them this magnificent church.
What is Hagia Sophia?
400

The Byzantines shared a similar culture and consider themselves as citizens of this empire.

What is Roman culture and Roman citizens?

400
Further breaking the Roman Catholic Church from the Eastern Church was the refusal of Pope Leo III to acknowledge this Byzantine empress as the Holy Roman Emperor. Instead, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne, outraging the people of Byzantium.
Who is Empress Irene?
500
The Byzantine Empire continued to endure until it was conquered by this attacking group.
Who are the Ottoman Turks?
500
Because of their great wealth, the citizens of Constantinople enjoyed a sewer system, social services for the poor, and even regularly attended chariot races at this famous stadium.
What is the Hippodrome?
500
Justinian I and his committee studied the laws of the Roman Empire revising and improving them thoroughly into a document that has come be known as this.
What is Justinian's Code?
500

Because of the Byzantines, Christianity spread across this nation

What is Europe?

500
The split between the western and the eastern church was final when this cardinal delivered a papal bull to Cerularius a patriarch of Constantinople telling him that he was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.
Who is Cardinal Humbert?
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