Byzantine Empire Background
Constantinople Location & Defense
Constantinople Trade & Wealth
Constantinople Daily Life & Entertainment
Emperor Justinian I
Final Question
100
Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium in 330 A.D.?
Who is Constantine?
100
Constantinople was __________________ to invade than Rome.
What is "harder"?
100
One of the items sold in Constantinople came from the tusks or teeth of animals.
What is ivory?
100
In Constantinople, the language and culture were primarily ___________.
What was "Greek"?
100
What was Justinian's wife's name?
What is Theodora?
200
What did the name Constantinople translate to?
What is "Constantine's City"?
200
Constantinople is what type of landform?
What is a peninsula?
200
One of the items sold in Constantinople came from the cocoons of worms.
What is silk?
200
This was the name of the arena where chariot races were held.
What was the Hippodrome?
200
This is the name of the revolt that occurred during Justinian's reign that resulted in 30,000 people killed.
What was the Nika Revolt?
300
Constantinople became the center of the _____________ Roman Empire.
What is "Eastern"?
300
The city had these surrounding it to provide protection from invaders.
What were massive walls with towers and gates.
300
For over 700 years, Constantinople could boast that it was the _____________ city in the Mediterranean.
What was the "richest"?
300
There were two rival teams discussed during chariot races, the _________ and the _________.
What were the "blues" and the "greens"?
300
What was the name of the iconic church built by Justinian that translates to "Holy Wisdom"?
What is the Hagia Sophia?
400
Shared what type of religious faith with Rome at first, but then later split into its own group.
What is Christianity?
400
This was a defense system of Constantinople that stopped ships from entering the harbor.
What were chains?
400
Constantinople stands at the crossroads of ________ and ________.
What is Europe and Asia?
400
This system was present in Constantinople, which was rare during medieval times.
What is a sewer system?
400
The list of areas Justinian successfully reconquered during his reign include North Africa, Italy, and which other country/region mentioned in class?
500
This group eventually conquered the Byzantine Empire in 1453.
Who are the Ottoman Turks?
500
Constantinople is this many miles away from Rome.
500
At its peak, Constantinople could boast roughly _______ people.
What was one million?
500
In Constantinople, what types of jobs were discussed in class that were available for the poor in exchange for food?
What were sweeping and/or gardening?
500
Justinian's code offered these to women.
What were women's property rights.
1000
Procopius was a historian during the reign of Justinian. What was the name of the history he wrote that criticized Justinian as a cruel and treacherous ruler?
What was his "Secret History"?