Constantinople
Justinian
Basically more Greco-Roman things
Same not the same
Well that's just Byzantine
100
The term for a city surrounded on three (or most) sides by water- like Constantinople!
A peninsula
100
The century in which Justinian ruled
6th Century
100
A piece of artwork created by putting together multiple colored tiles to make a bigger picture
A mosaic
100
The central location of the Eastern Church
Constantinople
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Eastern Orthodoxy had a major impact on much of Eastern Europe and this country, largest in area, that spans two continents
Russia
200
Constantinople was a crossroads for trade having one of the worlds largest markets, known was the Grand this...
Bazaar
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Trying to regain its glory, Justinian reconquered a tremendous amount of territory including this former capital
Rome
200
The type of religious image seen here, more prominent in the Eastern Church
Icon(s)
200
A practice held by leaders of the Western Church that is not practiced in the East, regarding relations of the clergy
Celibacy
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The term meaning someone from eastern Europe or Russia
Slav or Slavic
300
The safety of Constantinople was partly due to its distance from these invaders
Germanic (Barbarians also accepted)
300
Justian's codified and condensed version played a major role in the formation of laws on this continent
Europe
300
This famed building in Constantinople took inspiration from the Pantheon
The Hagia Sophia
300
The term meaning language used for scripture and prayer
Liturgy
300
The Byzantine Empire expanded trade north from the Black Sea to this much colder sea
Baltic Sea
400
The strait that the city of Constantinople spans
The Bosporus (Sea of Marmara accepted)
400
Justinian's intelligent and coy wife
Theodora
400
The most ubiquitous language within the empire
Greek
400
Term for the leader(s) of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Patriarch
400
A new written alphabet was created for Slavic languages, based on this ancient Alphabet
Greek
500
The name of one of the two sets of city walls fortifying Constantinople
The Walls of Constantine
or
The Walls of Theodosius
500
Justinian nearly fled the city following a riot in this famed chariot-racing stadium
The Hippodrome
500
The two main sources of art and architecture during the Byzantine Empire
Religion and Imperial Power (Jesus & Justinian)
500
The current Patriarch of Constantinople
Bartholomew I
500
Named for a saint, this is the actual name of the alphabet for Slavic languages
Cyrillic