Under _____, the Byzantine Empire reached its largest size.
What is Justinian
100
_____ _____ was a heavily burning, water-resistant chemical mixture that was used to defend Constantinople.
What is Greek fire
100
A narrow body of water that cuts across land to connect two larger bodies of water is called a _____.
What is strait
100
The _____ _____ was a trade route that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Silk Road
200
As time passed, the Byzantine Empire became less _____ and _____ _____
What is Roman and more Greek.
200
The arrival of _____ was a major factor in the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
What is invaders
200
Constantinople was located on both _____ and _____.
What is Europe and Asia
200
_____ angered some people because they believed it was like worshiping objects.
What is Icons
200
The _____ _____ Church was headed by the Byzantine Emperor.
What is the Eastern Orthodox
300
Justinian wanted to _____ _____ _____ _____.
What is reunite the Roman Empire
300
The invention of _____ helped the Ottomans break through the city’s walls with cannons.
What is gunpowder
300
The _____ _____ is considered the “greatest achievement” of Byzantine architecture.
What is Hagia Sophia
300
The split between the western and eastern Christian churches is known as the Great _____.
What is Schism
300
A _____ tries to spread religion to people of other countries.
What is a missionary
400
From the A.D. 500’s to the A.D. 1100’s, the Byzantine Empire was a _____ __ _____.
What is crossroads for trade
400
The Byzantine capital of Constantinople was located along the _____ strait.
What is Bosporus
400
The reorganization of Roman laws, decrees, and judges decisions published in A.D. 529 is called _____ _____.
What is Justinian’s Code
400
The _____ _____ were the foreign power that finally destroyed the Byzantine Empire.
What is Ottoman Turks
400
Two geographic reasons why Constantine chose Constantinople for his new capital city are: 1.______________________________________________
2.______________________________________________
It was located on both Asia and Europe, and it controlled trade between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
500
What typically happened when Byzantine leaders showed off their wealth to visitors?
What is Visitors left Constantinople inspired by Byzantine culture.
500
Justinian’s code influenced western culture because _____________________________________________.
What is Justinian’s code influenced western culture because many western legal codes were modeled after Justinian’s code.
500
Byzantine librarians preserved Greek and Roman culture by ______________________________________________.
What is copying the manuscripts of Greece and Rome
500
_____, ______, _____, and _____ were traded along the Silk Road.
What is Silk, tea, spices, and perfume
500
What is the acronym we use to describe if a location is a civilization? What does each letter of the acronym stand for?
What is GRAPES
G-Geography, R-Religion, A-Achievements, P-Politics,
E-Economics, S-Social Structure.