Government
Justinian's Code was signed as the basis for many legal codes in the western world.
What was the Justinian's Code?
Constantinople had hospitals, homes for the elderly, and orphanages.
What are Social services?
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?
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?
Almost everyone rebelled which left the city in flames.
What made Justinian I rebuild some places of
Constantinople?
The unemployed would earn bread by sweeping the streets and weeding public gardens.
How would did the unemployed get help?
Constantinople was located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
Where was Constantinople located at?
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?
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?
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?
Constantinople was more than 800 miles to the east of Rome?
Constantinople was how many miles to the east of Rome?
The state religion helped by uniting people in the same belief.
The state religion also helped people do what?
Justinian I was one of the greatest Byzantine emperors.
Who was one of the greatest Byzantine emperors?
Around one million people lived in Constantinople.
At least how many people lived in Constantinople?
The chain was there to guard against seafaring intruders.
Why did the Byzantines have fashioned a chain across the city's harbor?
Orthodox Christians also prayed to saints.
Orthodox Christians also prayed to who?
Justinian tried to reclaim at least some of the Roman Emperor's lost territory.
What was Justinian trying to do other than rebuilding Constantinople?
Streets would be filled with business and crowded with ships.
How would Constantinople look if you visited there?
Walls, fortified by watchtowers, and gates discouraged invasion by land and by sea.
what discouraged invasion by land and by sea?
Saint Cyril helped create the Cyrillic alphabet.
What did Saint Cyril help create?