The Byzantines still use silk road.
(true or false)
What is True
Constantine was pivotal figure in Byzantine empire history?
what is he was a leader of the entire Roman Empire
he made important changes that marked the beginning of what would eventually be called the Byzantine Empire
What city was called the "New Rome"?
What is Constantinople
Patriarch
What is highest Church official.
what religion was practiced on the blue side
What was Orthodox christian.
The items the Byzantines traded
What is oil, wine, salt, fish, meat, vegetables, other alimentary products, timber and wax. Ceramics, linen, and woven cloth also luxury items, such as silks, perfumes and spices were also important.
(only have to name some)
The second ruler of the Byzantine empire
Justinian the 1st
What type of land mass was Constantinople?
What is a peninsula
What spectacle was another reminder of Constantinople's glorious heritage?
What is the chariot races.
What is a patriarch?
what is the head of the church.
What was important to the Byzantine empires trade
(specifically Constantinople)
What is sea trade.
The third ruler of the Byzantine empire
Michael the third
What group of people overran most of Asia Minor and the Balkans.
What is the Ottoman Turks
Who formed the backbone of the Byzantine empire?
What is the peasants
In the Byzantine Empire, who had more power, the emperor or the Church?
What is the emperor
What helped Constantinople become an important trading center?
What is Constantinople was located on the Bosphorus Strait which made it an ideal location for trade.
After Justinian, the economy and the people of Byzantium are better off than they were before.
(true or false)
What is false
What continents does the Byzantine include?
What is Europe, Asia, and Africa
What happened to Justinian's treasury because of his battles?
What is it exhausted the treasury
What religion was very influential in the Byzantine Empire?
What is Christianity.