Leaders
Who is Empress Theodora?
The names given to the 2 sides of the empire after it split.
What is Western Roman Empire & Eastern Roman Empire?
330 C.E.
What many people looked towards for help after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
What is Christianity?
Political changes to help make things better.
What is reforms?
Emperor who ruled the Roman Empire during its decline & tried to right the economy.
Who is Diocletian?
Where the capital of the Roman Empire was moved when Constantine became emperor.
What is Constantinople (Byzantium)?
395 C.E.
What is when the empire was split into the Western & Eastern Roman Empires?
This church subjected to the rule of the pope.
People who are considered holy by followers of the Christian faith.
Emperor who split the Roman Empire into two parts.
Who is Theodosius?
Name the 3 major defenses of Constantinople.
BONUS (+1): Name a defense used in naval battles.
What is location (peninsula), forts/walls, & harbor chains?
BONUS (+1): What is Greek Fire?
476 C.E.
What is the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
(Possible: What is when Odoacer took over the Western Roman Empire?)
This church rejected the authority of the pope.
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church?
A separation or division from a church.
What is a schism?
Wanted to restore the Roman Empire to its former glory.
Who is Emperor Justinian?
Construct that was a major reason trade thrived in the Roman Empire.
What is the Silk Road?
532 C.E.
What is when riots took place in Constantinople against Justinian?
Groups of people who helped the poor, ran hospitals & schools, & helped preserve ancient Greek/Roman writings.
What is monks & nuns?
Being declared that a person or group is no longer a member of the church.
What is excommunicated?
Two missionary brothers who delivered the Christian message to the Slavs.
Where Pope Gregory I sent missionaries to spread Christianity.
BONUS (+1): Where a priest named Patrick spread Christianity.
BONUS (+1): What is Ireland?
1054 C.E.
What is The Great Schism?
(Possible: What is when the churches split into the Roman Catholic Church & the Eastern Orthodox Church?)
Alphabet created by missionaries to help spread Christianity in the Slavic language.
The steady increase in the price of goods & services that can lead to economic upheaval.