Fall of Rome
The capital of the Western Roman Empire
What is Rome
The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Constantinople
Constantinople was located between which two seas?
The Byzantine Empire preserved the culture of these two civilizations
What is
Roman and Greek
What did Justinian create that had a major political impact on the Byzantine Empire and other civilizations for many years?
a code of laws
Why did Emperor Diocletian split the Roman Empire into two halves?
It became to large to govern effectively.
Why did Constantine move the Roman capital from Rome to Constantinople?
What is it was better protected and less prone to invasion.
What helped Constantinople to be better protected than Rome?
What is
It was on a hill and had walls around the city
How many years did the Byzantine Empire last after the fall of Rome?
About 1,000 years
The code of Justinian contained judges commentaries and two other things
What is
Past Roman laws
New Byzantine laws
What language was spoken in the Western Roman Empire?
What is Latin
The great schism refers to the division of what two Christian churches in the Roman Empire
What is Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox
Why did Constantinople become a trade center?
It was a port city, was located along the silk road, and was between 3 continents
Who was the emperor at the height of the Byzantine Empire?
Who is
Justinian
How did Justinian's wife Theodora influence him to create social change?
What is
She convinced him to give women some rights
What religion/church was very powerful in the Western Roman Empire?
What is the Roman Catholic Church
Why did Christianity flourish in the Byzantine Empire?
Constantine was a Christian and made it the state religion.
What was Constantinople's name changed to when it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks?
What is Istanbul
What caused the end of the Byzantine Empire?
What is
Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks.
What church did Justinian have rebuilt for the third time after riots in Constantinople?
What is the Hagia Sophia
What ultimately caused the collapse of Rome and the end of Western Roman Empire.
What is Germanic/barbarian invasions
The main church of the Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire
What is the Greek Orthodox church
What was Constantinople's name before Constantine renamed it after himself?
What is Byzantium
What is one reason the Byzantine/Eastern Empire grew strong while the Western Roman Empire collapsed?
What is:
Wealthier cities
Better protected borders
Geographic location
Open to new ideas
Other than his code of laws, what was a major political achievement of Justinian?
What is
He expanded the empire by reconquering lands that had been part of the Western Roman Empire