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This city, formerly known as Byzantium, was the capital of the empire.
$100: What is Constantinople?
He was the most famous Byzantine Emperor who sought to revive Rome's glory.
$100: Who is Justinian I (or Justinian the Great)?
This was the common name for the Corpus Juris Civilis, which organized Roman laws.
$100: What is Justinian's Code?
This "Church of Holy Wisdom" features a massive dome and was built by Justinian.
$100: What is the Hagia Sophia?
This was the primary language used in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
$100: What is Greek?
Constantinople was located on this narrow strait between the Black and Mediterranean Seas.
$200: What is the Bosporus Strait?
This powerful Empress and former actress was Justinian’s most trusted advisor.
$200: Who is Empress Theodora?
Justinian’s Code is significant because it is the foundation for this continent's legal systems.
$200: What is Europe?
These are religious images of saints or Jesus used in prayer and worship.
$200: What are Icons?
This is the title of the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
$200: Who is the Patriarch?
These massive walls protected Constantinople from land-based invasions for centuries.
$300: What are the Theodosian Walls?
During these riots in 532 CE, Theodora convinced Justinian to stay and fight.
$300: What were the Nika Riots?
Before Justinian, most Roman laws were this—meaning they were confusing and unorganized.
$300: What is contradictory (or disorganized)?
These are pictures made from thousands of tiny pieces of colored glass or stone.
$300: What are Mosaics?
This is the religious leader in Rome that the Eastern Orthodox Church refused to follow.
$300: Who is the Pope?
The Byzantine Empire acted as a "bridge" for trade between these two continents.
$400: What are Europe and Asia?
This brilliant Byzantine general reclaimed lost lands in Italy and North Africa.
$400: Who is Belisarius?
Justinian’s Code protected the rights of this specific group, allowing them to own land.
$400: Who are women?
This was the secret, flammable weapon used by the Byzantine navy to burn enemy ships.
$400: What is Greek Fire?
This is the specific year in which the Christian Church officially split into two branches.
$400: What is 1054?
These two cultures were preserved by the Byzantines while the West was in the Middle Ages.
$500: What are Greek and Roman?
He was the leader of the Ottoman Turks who finally conquered the empire in 1453.
$500: Who is Mehmed II (or Mehmed the Conqueror)?
This term describes a government where the ruler has total power over the law.
$500: What is an Autocrat?
This group of people (Iconoclasts) wanted to do this to religious icons in the 700s.
$500: What is destroy them?
These are the two denominations created by the split: Roman Catholic and ____.
$500: What is Eastern Orthodox?