Byzantine Empire
Uprising against ruler
Revolt
What is the name of the Roman Catholic Churches form of liturgy?
Mass
What is the name of the building where chariot races would take place?
The Hippodrome
Who was the founder of Islam
Muhammad
What were the names of the two chariot teams?
The Greens and the Blues
The head of the western church.
Who is the Pope?
The group that finally overthrew the Byzantine Empire
Who are the Ottoman Turks?
How did Theodora help Justinian maintain rule?
Convinced him to put down a revolt
What unique and rare amenity did Constantinople have that most other european cities did not?
A sewer system
Who was the emperor known for his ambitious building projects, including the Hagia Sophia
Justinian
The split between the Eastern and Western church
The Great Schism
Known as the "Bulgar slayer"
Basil I
The deadly ship based weapon created by the Byzantine Empire
Greek Fire
Primary language of the Byzantine empire
Greek
In the Byzantine Empire the emperor was the living representative of _______
God
For this reason, many nations wanted to take over Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire.
What is that it was located at the center of major trade routes?
What was the final event that caused the Great Schism
The Pope and the Patriarch excommunicated each other