Terms and Topics
A ruler with absolute power
Autocrat (dictator, supreme leader, imperator)
What was the name of the legal system compiled under Justinian?
Justinian Code (Corpus Juris Civilis)
The Byzantine capital city is now in this country...
Turkey
The capital of the Byzantine
Constantinople
Leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Pope
Byzantine secret weapon
Greek Fire
Founded the capitol of the Byzantine
Constantine I
What body of water connected the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
Bosporus Strait
What modern legal system was influenced by the Justinian Code?
Leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Patriarch
'Holy Wisdom'
Hagia Sophia
Who was Justinian’s influential wife and advisor?
Empress Theodora
This led to the death of tens of thousands of people caused by the spread of infested rats/fleas
Plague
This event led to the deaths of approx 30,000 spectators...
Nika Rebellion
What event in 1054 split Christianity into two branches?
Great Schism
Rome had the Colosseum, Constantinople had this...
Hippodrome
Belisarius
This region made up the majority of the Byzantine Empire at it's height
Asia Minor/Anitolia
This group eventually overthrew the Byzantine
Ottoman Turks
Excommunicate
What alphabet was developed to help spread Christianity to Slavic peoples?
Cyrillic
Divided the Roman Empire East and West
Diocletian
Why was Constantinople an ideal location for trade?
Connected Europe and Asia at a crossroads
How did geography help the Byzantines defend their empire?
Natural defenses (water on three sides, strong walls) made invasion difficult
What was the main disagreement between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches? (name 2)
Authority of the pope, use of icons, and religious practices