Justinian
Justinian was the emperor of this empire
What is the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople was the capital city of which Empire
What is the Byzantine Empire
The Byzantines primarily followed this form of Christianity
What is Eastern Orthodox
The name of the empire that overtook Constantinople in 1453 leading to the fall of the Byzantine Empire
What is the Ottoman Empire
Give me the name of two important people that we have learned about in this unit
Who are Justinian, Theodora, Sultan Mehmed
She was Justinian's wife/ the queen of the Byzantine Empire and convinced him to put down the Nika Revolts
Who was Theodora
What is because it was located on the Bosphorus Strait so it was easy to protect, was at the center of trade, and was surrounded by natural resources
This language was used by the Eastern Orthodox church in their writings and liturgy's (speeches)
What is Greek
The Byzantine Empire fell for several reasons. Give me one of them
What are civil wars, weakened government, split in the Church leading to more enemies and less allies
These two groups initially started out as chariot racing teams but would become political groups in the Byzantine Empire
Who are the Blues and the Greens
Justinian put down the Nika revolts at this location within Constantinople
What is the Hippodrome
Constantinople was given this nickname to describe its location and geographic value
What is the "Jewel on the Bosphorus"
In 1054 the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church did this because of differences
What is they split
What is he built roads that could take the ships over land and bring them back into the water
The Ottoman Empire practiced this monotheistic (one god) religion
What is Islam
Justinian was known for putting down the Nika revolts and taking old Roman and Byzantine laws and condensing them so that they didn't contradict. This is known today as
What is Justinian's Code
The city of Constantinople was located on the Bosphorus Strait in an area known as the
(hint: shape of the location)
What is the Golden Horn
Name two differences between Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholic Christianity
What is the languages they speak (Greek vs. Latin), the heads of the church (Emperor and Patriarch of Constantinople vs. Pope)
Sultan Mehmed brought 76 of these during his siege of the city of Constantinople
What are cannons
A type of religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and considered sacred by Eastern Orthodox Christians
What is an icon
Justinian's rise to power somewhat unique/ different than other emperors throughout history because of this reason
What is because he was born to a peasant/lower class family and worked his way up to become emperor (his uncle appointed him eventually)
This building located in the city of Constantinople, was originally a church but later became a mosque after the city fell to Sultan Mehmed in 1453
What is the Hagia Sophia
The second in command of the Eastern Orthodox Church, appointed by the emperor, was known as the
The year that the city of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire
What is 1453
(hint: think of what came before/ how and why it was formed)
What is the Eastern Roman Empire