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100
Mounted on ships to protect harbors and water routes. Used sulfur as an ingredient
What is Greek fire
100
Official religion of Byzantine empire before the West officially sets it as they own
What is Christianity
100
Religious (ecclesiastic) and secular power
What is Caesaropapism
100
Stops persecution of Christians. Converts to Christianity
What is Constantine
100
standardized currency in the Byzantine Empire
What is Bezant
200
Valuable good made in China. Byzantine Empire figured out how to make it.
What is Silk
200
Byzantine empire's official religion after 1054 CE
What is Eastern Orthodox Church
200
Orders the division of the Roman Empire into East and West
Who is Diocletian
200
Attempts to rescue the fallen West. Creates the Body of Civil Law. orders the massacres that kills the rebellions in Hippodrome
Who is Justinian
200
known as "The City"
What is Constantinople
300
Looks similar to the coliseum and 18 miles in circumference. Blues and Reds are killed here.
What is Hippodrome
300
Become a huge problem and caused division in between the Byzantine Empire and the West. Byzantine Empire considered it idol worshiping.
What is icons/ mosaics
300
Attack Constantinople in 1071 CE
Who are Seljuk Turks
300
Persuades Justinian to not flee the city and instead trap and kill the Blues and Greens.
Who is Theodora
300
Official language of Byzantine Empire
What is Roman (Latin)
400
Greatest Christian building for more than 500 years. Church of holy wisdom
What is Hagia Sophia
400
Proposed that Jesus is fully God and fully human
What is council of Nicea
400
Service in the army of the empire got peasants land through this system
What is Theme system
400
Served as legal basis for criminal justice, marriages, etc. becomes law for 900 years
What is Justinian's code
400
1204 CE attack and sack Constantinople
who are the Crusaders
500
Societies that highly influenced Byzantine architecture
What is Romans and Greek architecture (later Muslims)
500
1054 CE division between the Christian churches of the Byzantine Empire and Western Europe.
What is The Great Schism
500
Attack and conquer the Byzantine Empire in 1453 CE
Who are Ottoman Turks
500
only had authority over church and not state (West)
What is Pope
500
Both go to Kiev, Russia to seek converts and create new language and alphabet
who are Cyril and Methodius