Origins
Emperor Constantine moves the capital of the Roman Empire to the East and renames it what?
Constantinople
What does "schism" mean?
A split
What was the Justinian Code?
A set of laws created by Emperor Justinian
True or False: All women in the Byzantine Empire were educated.
False-only upper class women received tutoring
Which city was a major trade stop along the Silk Road?
Constantinople
What's the name for the period when many different groups began moving into Europe?
Migration Period
What is the name of the new church/denomination in the East?
The Eastern Orthodox/Byzantine/Greek Church
What two things did the Justinian Code focus on? Think back to our activity.
Rights and punishments
What language was spoken in the Byzantine Empire?
Greek
What two plagues decimated the Byzantine Empire's population?
The Plague of Justinian and the Black Death/Plague
Why did the Eastern Roman Empire continue on while the Western Roman Empire fell to invaders?
Because of Constantine's military reforms-they helped the East withstand invasions
Why did Christianity begin to develop differently across the East and the West?
Because the empire was so big and communication was difficult to maintain
What are the names of the two Christian missionaries we talked about?
Cyril and Methodius
What is a mosaic?
An piece of art made up of many overlapping tiles
When Constantinople fell, what new name was given to it?
Istanbul
What did the Edict of Milan do?
It legalized Christianity
What did the East do after the Pope in the West excommunicated the Patriarch?
The Patriarch then excommunicated the Pope!
Which group of people did the two Christian missionaries evangelize?
The surrounding Slavic peoples
Who created the Hagia Sophia? (hai-uh sow-fee-uh)
Emperor Justinian
What was the Byzantine-Sassanid War fought over?
Land - both empires wanted to expand
What was the importance of the Council of Nicaea in 325?
It created the Nicene Creed which helped to unify some Christian beliefs and prevent any heresies
What are two examples of differences that ultimately led to the Great Schism?
1) Emperor in the East bans icons while the Pope in the West says they're allowed
2) Priests in the East were allowed to be married while priests in the West were not
What's the nickname for the two Christian brothers we talked about?
"Apostles to the Slavs"
What's the translation of "Hagia Sophia"?
"Holy Wisdom"
Which empire invaded Byzantium and ultimately ended it in 1453 AD?
Ottoman Empire