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What Emperor was responsible for splitting the Roman Empire?
Who is Diocletian.
Why is Constantinople in a perfect location?
What is, Crossroads of trade.
Under what Emperor did Byzantine flourish?
Who is Justinian.
What type of art was put small pieces of glass and stone to make a picture?
What are Mosaic.
What was the name given to the split in the Christian Church?
What is the Great Schism.
What language was spoken in Byzantine?
What is Greek.
What seas does the Bosporus connect?
What is the black sea and the Mediterranean sea.
Who was Justinian’s best advisor?
Who is Theodora.
What is the name of a piece of art that brings the viewer in closer contact with something sacred?
What is Icon
What was the name of the church of Byzantine?
What is Eastern Orthodox.
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
What is Constantinople.
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What areas did Constantinople connect to for trade?
What is Silk Road (Asia), Africa, Russia
What was Justinian’s plan for the Roman Empire?
What is Rebuild it.
What was the name of the chariot racing arena built in Byzantine?
What is Hippodrome.
What was the title of the person who led the Roman Catholic Church?
What is the Pope.
What did the Western Roman Empire decline?
What are Germanic invasions.
What was built to protect Constantinople?
What are Walls.
What happened to land that Justinian reconquered after his death?
What is Lost again.
What was the name of the church that was Justinian’s best accomplishment?
What is Hagia Sophia.
What groups of people inhabited Kiev Russia where Orthodoxy was spread?
Who are Slavs and Scandinavians.
Why was Constantinople a better location for a capital?
What is Constantinople is a peninsula, easier to protect on East, Further from Germanic invasions
How long was Constantinople the capital of Byzantine?
What is 1000 years.
Who was Justinian’s best general who conquered land for Rome?
What is Belisarius.
What was the name of the road that ran from the imperial palace to the outer walls?
What is Mese.
What was the name of the new alphabet that translated Greek to Slavic?
Who is Cyrillic.