Byzantine Geography
Constantinople was located at the crossroads of what two continents.
Europe and Asia
This word means "variety"
Diversity
The GOAT of the Byzantine emperors (ruled from 527 AD to 565 AD)
Justinian
"having the nature of God"
Divine
"This remarkable work has formed the basis of European law until modern times"
Justinian Code
Constantine transformed Byzantium into a grand "New Rome". After he renamed it, what was it called?
Constantinople
This word means "separation"
Schism
What was Justinian's wife's name
Theodora
Beliefs contrary to church teachings
Heresy
What did the Byzantines enjoy doing for fun? (They went and watched these events)
Chariot Races
A strait that links the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. Constantinople sits on this strait.
Bosporus
This word means "a place where two roads meet"
Who divided the empire into two?
Diocletian
A statement of religious belief
Creed
In 1096, an army of Christian Europeans launched a series of wars called the _________ to fight the spread of Islam
Crusades
What city did Constantine try to copy?
Rome
This word means "no longer part of the church"
excommunicate
The leader of the western church was called ________
Pope
images of Jesus and the saints
Icons
Who excommunicated who first? (The patriarch or the pope)
Pope
What is Constantinople called today?
Istanbul
A church in Constantinople that today is considered a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture
Hagia Sophia
The leader of the eastern church was called _________
Patriarch
West
The church in the _________ (east or west) believed the Holy Spirit only came from the Father
East