Vocabulary
A group of tiny colored stone cubes set in mortar to create a picture or design
what is Mosaics
He divided the Roman Empire into East and West.
Who is Diocletian
Two challenges the Roman Empire faced
What is economic troubles, military pressure from invaders, and internal struggles for power
Year Constantinople renamed Byzantium
330 CE
To honor and adore
What is venerate
A deadly epidemic disease
What is a plague
He ruled the empire in 395 CE
Who is Theodosius
The capital of the East Empire
What is Byzantium
One reason Constantinople's location was strategic
What is it controlled key land and sea routes as well as relatively easy to defend
A lack of growth and development
What is stagnation
A period in European history from about 500 to 1500 CE
What is medieval
He renamed Byzantium to Constantinople
Who is Constantine
The capital of the West Empire
What is Rome
The name of Constantinople today
What is Istanbul
A sacred or religious image
what is an Icon
To honor or adore
What is venerate
He was considered the greatest Byzantine ruler
Who is Justinian I
year the Western Roman Empire fell
476 CE
Constantinople was located in the Byzantine Empire. The modern-day name of the country
What is Turkey
The supplies you need for this class
What is a blue/black pen, pencil, paper, binder or folder
A member of Byzantine society opposed to the use of icons
What are Iconoclasts
He was stabbed by his friend and murdered
Who is Julius Ceasar
Byzantium was renamed...
What is Constantinople
Correct spelling of the Emperor that renamed Byzantium
What is Constantine
The name of Mrs. Huizinga's dogs
What is Coco and Yaya