Eastern Empire
They were different from the Roman
Byzantines
What is an adopted statement of beliefs
A creed
What was the name of Justinian's Church
Hagia Sophia
How did Justinian come into power
His uncle died and he took his title
What is Greek Fire?
a chemical mixture that burned even in water
A narrow body of water that cuts through land
What is a strait
Who is the head of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
What is on the top of this church?
A dome
Who was Justinian's wife
Theodora
What are crusaders?
Soldiers from Western Europe
a trench filled with water
What is a moat
What is the Great Schism?
The split of the two churches
What was the unified code?
Systematic body of law
What did Justinian want to do?
Restore Rome's lost empire
What is an icon?
a holy image
What made Constantinople's an ideal trading place?
What is their harbor
Name the two Christian Churches
Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
What year was the year that the Justinian's Code published?
529
How long did Justinian work for to try and get things the way he wanted them?
30 years
Important Christian leaders
Bishops
Why did people come to Constantinople?
To trade and get things from Asia
What is an iconoclasts?
People who opposed icons
Who did the code discriminate against?
Jews and non-Christians
What did Justinian many wars leave the empire
with money problems
The bishops of the 5 most important cites were called
patriarchs