Justinian and Friends
The greatest emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Justinian
These highways of commerce allowed for the spread of goods and ideas
Trade Routes
Istanbul
Cultures sharing and blending ideas
cultural diffusion
Byzantine art style that included small tiles
Mosaics
This woman may have started her career in the Byzantine Empire as an actress, but she became known as the empress who secured land rights for women and strengthened Justinian's resolve when he almost fled during the Nika riot.
Theodora
Monks lived in these communities.
Monasteries
This famous building, constructed during the reign of Justinian, has been a church, a mosque, and a museum.
Hagia Sophia
Which two peoples did Belisarius defeat
Vandals & Goths
religious paintings used by the Byzantines in worship
icons
This Byzantine general led the effort to retake lands of the western Roman Empire, including Italy, Spain, and northern Africa.
Belisarius
The rules of this Catholic monk stated that monks were to welcome outsiders who needed food and shelter.
Benedict
Constantinople rested on this type of land feature, surrounded by water on three sides.
peninsula
The Roman Empire surrounded this major body of water, which allowed trade to flourish.
Mediterranean Sea
Most powerful part of the Byzantine armed forces
Navy
reorganization of Byzantium's confusing laws
Codex Justinus or Justinian's Code
This priest brought Christianity to Ireland.
Patrick
When Constantinople was founded, it resembled cities in the Roman empire, partially because it spoke what 2 languages
Latin & Greek
Constantinople was at the crossroads of these two continents.
Europe and Asia
How long did Byzantium last after the fall of the Western Roman Empire
almost 1,000 years
Many historians believe Justinian's armies were wiped out by this event rather than battle.
Plague/Black Death
The Anglo-Saxons pushed this people into more remote areas of Britain and Ireland.
Celts
Name one of the bodies of water near Constantinople
Black Sea or Aegean Sea
name an important historical contribution of the Byzantine Empire.
protecting Roman and Greek culture and learning
Architecture
Spreading Christianity etc.
The Byzantines kept alive the Greek exploration of life and ideas what is this called?
Philosophy