Byzantine Empire
Geography of Constantinople
Peninsula
The greatest church constructed under the reign of Justinian.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
Emperor of the Byzantine Empire who wanted to revive the glory of Rome
Who is Justinian?
Former name of Constantinople.
What is Byzantium?
Religious images used by Christians for devotions
What are icons?
Codified Roman Laws that influenced European and American Laws today
Justinian's Code
What was the language of the Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church?
What is Greek?
The Western Church supported the worship of these but the Eastern Orthodox Church thought it was wrong to worship them.
What are icons?
Who had supreme authority over the Eastern Orthodox Church and who came just below him? Not specific names but their titles.
Who is the emperor and the patriarch?
The western church was located here.
What is Rome
What events were held in the Hippodrome?
Chariot races.
The division of this happened in 1054. Clue: Rome and Constantinople
What is the church being split--Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox AKA-the Great Schism?
What are Greece and Rome?
Once the Ottomans conquered Constantinople the city went from Christianity to this religion
Islam
Name the two branches of Christianity after the permanent split in Christianity in 1054:
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
Who were the Blues and Greens?
Fans of opposing teams.
Justinian's wife.
Who was Theodora?
What empire eventually conquers Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire in the year 1453?