The Rulers and Their Reign
Religious Issues
Cultural Achievments
Conflicts
Significance and Legacy of Byzantines
100
The greatest Byzantine emperor, he dreamed of restoring the Roman Empire
Who is Justinian I
100
Religion influenced architecture - particularly with this feature of churches.
What is a dome OR artwork
100
The artistic style using colored tiles of glass or stone.
What is a mosaic
100
The Emperor Justinian expanded the Byzantine Empire into this continent.
What is Africa
100
Emperor Justinian and his top general Belisarius took control of this main region of the former Roman Empire from the barbarians.
What is Italy
200
A powerful woman, she was co-emperor with her famous husband
Who is Theodora
200
The term for church officials
What is clergy
200
The most important building in Constantinople was this church
What is the Hagia Sophia
200
This culture was the greatest threat to the Byzantines
Who are the Muslims
200
This the English meaning of the Hagia Sophia
What is Holy Wisdom
300
Emperor Heraclius made this the official language of the Byzantine Empire
What is Greek
300
What is the term for the people who destroyed religious images.
What is an iconoclast
300
This is the term for Roman law for the Byzantine Empire that was reformed by Emperor Justinian.
What is the Justinian Code
300
in 1453 they captured the city of Constantinople and renamed it, Istanbul
Who were the Ottoman Turks
300
The Croats and Serbian people in Balkan region were most influenced by Byzantine culture because of this.
What is conversion to Christianity
400
The Byzantine emperors had this DUAL ROLE of leadership
What is a priest-king
400
East and Western Christian beliefs were divided by different languages and also this difference for Eastern clergy.
What is being able to marry.
400
The term for the Eastern church founded in Constantinople after the split from the church of Rome.
What is the Orthodox Church
400
After the split with the Pope in Rome, this is the term for the bishops who were the religious leaders of Constantinople
What are patriarchs
400
This is the most obvious influence of Christianity in the Byzantine culture.
What is artwork
500
He issued a decree to ban (forbid) all religious paintings, sculptures and images.
Who is Leo III
500
The term for the SPLIT between the Western Church of Rome and the Eastern Orthodox Church
What is the schism
500
The importance of this term for Byzantine artwork was to teach people about Christianity
What is an icon
500
Emperor Justinian was almost overthrown as a result of this conflict
What is the Nika Revolt
500
The greatest legacy of the Byzantine Empire is the preservation of this.
What is Greco-Roman heritage
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