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The capital of the Byzantine empire is...
What is Constantinople?
100
the Justinian Code
What is only allowing Christianity and Christians
100
Nika is latin for
What is to conquer or victory?
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wife was an "actress" and was a part of the Nika Riot
Who is Emperor Justinian?
100
the official religion
What is Christianity
200
The two continents Constantinople lies between are...
What is Asia and Europe?
200
a chemical bomb that could explode pretty much anywhere
What is Greek Fire?
200
this convinced Justinian to stay instead of flee from the Byzantine Empire
What is Theodora's Speech?
200
converted to christianity while emperor and proclaimed the Edict of Milan
Who is Constantine the Great?
200
people who believed that icons should not be in Christian worship and went into churches, destroying holy images
Who are iconoclast?
300
The byzantine Empire got its name because...
Why is Constantinople built on the land of Byzantium?
300
amount of people that fit in the Hippodrome and what activity they did there
How many people are over 100,000 people and what are Chariot Races?
300
two reasons people disliked Emperor Justinian
What are raising taxes dramatically and proclaiming the Justinian Code]
300
responsible for dividing Rome into two halves: East and West
Who is Emperor Diocletian?
300
what two churches did Christianity split into and what was this event called
What is the Great Schism and Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?
400
The side of Rome the Byzantine Empire lied on was...
What side was the Eastern side?
400
this empire took over Byzantine using these two new inventions
Who are the Ottoman Turks and what are gunpowder and canons?
400
How Emperor Justinian ended the Nika Riot
What is tricking everyone into the Hippodrome and slaughtering 30,000?
400
credited for building the strongest walls of all history exclusive of The Great Wall of China at a young age
Who is Emperor Theodosius II?
400
three differences between the Roman Catholic and the Easter Orthodox Church
What are... Roman Catholic: -pope as head -opposed icons -in Latin -priest could not marry and Eastern Orthodox: -bishop as head -approved icons -in Greek -priest could marry?
500
The narrow body of water that cuts through land, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea...
What is the Bosporus Strait?
500
To win the Chariot Race you had to go this many times around
What is 7?
500
two teams of Chariot races and who were they and who they were
Who are the blues: landowners and greens: artisans and traders?
500
considered a brilliant military leader and is known for capturing 14,000 and blinding them all
Who is Emperor Basil II?
500
church built by Emperor Justinian and the 2 demands it was built with
What is the Hagia Sofia and 1. make it as fast as possible and 2. make it nothing like the world has never seen?