Who was the leader of the Ottoman Empire when they conquered Constantinople?
Mehmed II (The Conqueror)
Religion was followed in the Byzantine Empire
What is Christianity?
The Byzantine Empire saved books and knowledge from these two civilizations.
What is Greece and Rome.
What type of landform is Constantinople on?
What is a peninsula
Who split the Roman Empire into two Empires?
Diocletian
One accomplishment of Theodora
What is?
Reduced prostitution and trafficking
Made it so that women could own land/businesses
The area that Theodora focused on making improvements in.
What is women's rights?
Justinian is credited with building one of the most splendid churches of the time. What is it called?
What is the Hagia Sophia
Why was Constantinople so hard to conquer?
What is it is surrounded by water on 3 sides and has large walls defending the city.
Which new military technology led to the fall of Constantinople?
What is canons that used gunpowder.
Schism
A split or division
Justinian's wife.
Who is Theodora?
What year did the Byzantine Empire start?
330 CE