People
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Politics
Christianity
This or That
100
Emperor responsible for establishing Constantinople as the capital of the Byzantine Empire
Who is Constantine?
100
The name of the sea located to the north of Constantinople.
What is the Black Sea?
100
Set of Roman laws codified by a Byzantine Emperor
What is the Code of Justinian?
100
Any type of artistic representation that portray saints, Jesus, the Virgin, or the Crucifixion.
What is an icon?
100
The name for the trade route that connects Constantinople to China, allowing the Byzantine Empire to acquire luxury trade goods from the far east.
What is the Silk Road?
200
Codified Roman law
Who is Justinian?
200
The former name of Constantinople. (When it was just an old Greek port)
What is Byzantium?
200
Theodora helped increase this for women.
What are rights?
200
The permanent divide between the Church that happened in 1054.
What is the Great Schism?
200
Cyril and Methodius are known for this contribution to the Slavic people of the East.
What is the Cyrillic Alphabet?
300
Leader of the Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Church
What is the patriarch?
300
Nickname given to Constantinople
What is New Rome?
300
Justinian set out to reclaim this from the old Roman Empire
What is territory?
300
The form of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire.
What is Eastern (Greek) Orthodox?
300
The most significant feature of the Hagia Sophia
What is the massive dome?
400
Co-empress to Emperor Justinian.
Who is Theodora?
400
This deep, wide ditch filled with water served as Constantinople's first line of defense against an attack.
What is a moat?
400
The Corpus Juris Civilis was compiled by a commission created by this emperor.
Who is Justinian?
400
Priests cannot marry in this religious sect of Christianity.
What is Roman Catholic?
400
Modern day name for Constantinople.
What is Istanbul?
500
Emperor responsible for starting the Iconoclasm (iconoclastic controversy)
Who is Leo III
500
Istanbul is located on the southern tip of this type of geographical landform.
What is a peninsula?
500
The Nika Riots were started due to this.
What is a drastic increase in taxes?
500
Hagia Sophia translates to this phrase in English.
What is the Church of Holy Wisdom?
500
The Byzantine Empire officially ended when it was invaded by this enemy faction.
What are the Ottoman Turks?
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