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Byzantine Empire
Legacy
100
This king was driven out of Rome because he ruled with a harsh hand.
Who was Tarquin the Proud?
100
This was an external problem that caused the weakened Western Roman Empire to finally disappear.
What was invasion?
100
The man that Christianity is named for.
Who is Jesus?
100
This emperor married an actress and fought to gain back some lands lost.
Who was Justinian?
100
This is the Language spoken by the Romans.
What is Latin?
200
This general declared himself ruler, effectively ending the Roman Republic.
Who was Julius Caesar?
200
This was a reason the Roman Empire weakened.
What was: political corruption, agricultural issues, lack of money/high taxes, etc.
200
The highest ranking member of the clergy. This man lives in Rome and is the head of the Catholic Church.
Who is the Pope?
200
The most influential legal document created in the Byzantine Empire.
What is the Justinian Code?
200
This building in Washington DC is modeled from Roman architecture.
What is the capitol building?
300
Originally named Octavian, this leader was one of the greatest rulers of the Roman Empire.
Who was Augustus?
300
These were a series of wars fought to gain control of Carthage in North Africa.
What were the Punic Wars?
300
The schism of 1054 led to the creation of these two Christian churches.
What is the Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox Church?
300
This is the name of the capital city of the Byzantine Empire.
What is Constantinople?
300
This engineering structure was designed by the Romans and is able to carry a heavy load.
What is a bridge?
400
This emperor split the empire into east and west.
Who was Diocletian?
400
Constantine did this, which shifted the power of the empire from west to east.
What is move the capital city?
400
This emperor helped the spread of Christianity, by ending attacks on Christians.
Who was Constantine?
400
This woman saved Justinian and his crown, but at the expense of many rebels.
Who was Theodora?
400
This carries water from one place to another.
What is an aqueduct?
500
This emperor banned the use of icons in worship and was excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
Who was Leo III?
500
This happened in the year 476 and marked the beginning of the Middle Ages.
What is the Fall of the Roman Empire?
500
This city was the center of the Orthodox Church.
What is Constantinople?
500
This was a famous church built by Justinian, which still stands today in the city of Istanbul.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
500
This type of art uses colored tiles to create a picture.
What is a mosaic?