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100

Justinian's Code was signed as the basis for many legal codes in the western world.

What was the Justinian's Code?

100

Constantinople had hospitals, homes for the elderly, and orphanages.

What are Social services?

100

The site was surrounded by water on three sides, making it easy to defend.

Why did Constantine choose the site that they chose to be the Capital of the Roman Emperor?

100

The Byzantines would view the emperor as a representative of God and Jesus Christ.

How else did the Byzantines see  the Emperor other than the government?

200

Almost everyone rebelled which left the city in flames.

What made Justinian I rebuild some places of 

Constantinople?

200

The unemployed would earn bread by sweeping the streets and weeding public gardens.

How would did the unemployed get help?

200

Constantinople was located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.

Where was Constantinople located at?

200

They thought their church was based on a set of beliefs that they could trace back to Jesus Christ.

What did the Eastern Orthodox think their church was based on?

300

Constantinople had new bridges, public baths, parks, roads, hospitals, and may grand churches.

What were some of the great public projects Justinian made in Constantinople?

300

The two colors that were at the stadium were blue and green.

What color were the two chariot races at a stadium called the Hippodrome?

300

Constantinople was more than 800 miles to the east of Rome?

Constantinople was how many miles to the east of Rome?

300

The state religion helped by uniting people in the same belief.

The state religion also helped people do what?

400

 Justinian I was one of the greatest Byzantine emperors.

Who was one of the greatest Byzantine emperors?

400

Around one million people lived in Constantinople.

At least how many people lived in Constantinople?

400

The chain was there to guard against seafaring intruders.

Why did the Byzantines have fashioned a chain across the city's harbor?

400

Orthodox Christians also prayed to saints.

Orthodox Christians also prayed to who?

500

Justinian tried to reclaim at least some of the Roman Emperor's lost territory.

What was Justinian trying to do other than rebuilding Constantinople?

500

Streets would be filled with business and crowded with ships.

How would Constantinople look if you visited there?

500

Walls, fortified by watchtowers, and gates discouraged invasion by land and by sea.

what discouraged invasion by land and by sea?

500

Saint Cyril helped create the Cyrillic alphabet.

What did Saint Cyril help create?