Religion
Artwork of a religious figure.
What is an icon?
This is the greatest of Justinian's Architectural achievements.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
This event occurred in 476 AD and marked a significant shift in European history, signifying a substantial change in power.
What is the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Justinian's Code simplified the laws and gave more protection to these three groups.
Who are women, children, and slaves?
The capital of the Byzantine Empire.
What is Constantinople?
The head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Who is the Pope?
This is the name of Justinian's wife.
Who is Theadora?
This ruler came to power in 527 A.D. and had a significant impact on Byzantine history, and his advancements continued to shape Europe long after his death.
Who is Justinian?
The geography of Constantinople helped it to become known as this.
What is the "Gateway to the East"/ a major center for trade?
The reason Constantinople was so easy to defend.
What are city walls and being surrounded by water on three sides?
A statement of unified Christian beliefs.
What is the Nicene Creed?
Justinian's Social Achievement?
What is Justinian's Code?
This revolt famously destroyed the 2nd Hagia Sophia.
What is the Nika Revolt?
People who helped preserve knowledge for future generations by copying Greek and Roman manuscripts.
Who were Byzantine scholars?
The foundation of the Roman Patriarch's claim that he was superior to the Eastern Patriarchs.
What is the Roman Patriarch (or Pope) claiming superiority over the Eastern Patriarchs by having the "keys to the kingdom?"
Brother Methodius and Cyril went north to convert these people.
Who are the Slavs?
Justinian's political achievement.
What is the retaking of old Western Roman territories around the Mediterranean Sea?
The invasion of this group led to the decline and eventual fall of the Western Roman Empire.
What is the invasion of the Germanic tribes?
The conquerors of Constantinople in 1453.
Who are the Ottoman Turks?
The subjects in which Byzantine scholars had made important advancements.
What are Philosophy, Mathematics, Medicine, Engineering, and Physics?
The split between the Western and Eastern Churches.
What is the Great Schism?
As Emperor Justinian would have been considered the head of this religious organization.
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church?
This caused the death of around half of Justinian's army, causing him to lose much of the territory that had been regained.
What is the Justinian Plague (a breakout of bubonic plague)?
To be banned from heaven.
What is excommunicated?
The person from whom the "key's to the kingdom" had been passed down.
Who is St. Peter?