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First Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Who is Constantine I
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A schism.

What is a split or division?

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Another name for the Byzantine or Eastern Church.

What is the Orthodox Church or Greek Orthodox Church?

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Today we call the Western church of Rome by this name.

What is the Roman Catholic Church?

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What years was Constantinople at the seat of the Eastern Roman Empire?

395 - 1453

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The capital city named for Constantine.
What is Constantinople?
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The Name Hagia Sophia is translated as...

What is holy wisdom?

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Pictures of holy people and saints.
What are icons?
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The emperor was a priest-king who was considered the ____________________________-.

Deputy of Jesus Christ on earth and his co-ruler

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Byzantine laws that were so good they were even used in modern governments.
What is the Code of Justinian?
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Important and wise leader of the Byzantine Empire.
Who is Justinian or Constantine?
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This group took over the Byzantine Empire in the 1400s.
Who are the Ottoman Turks?
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Head of the eastern church.
Who is the patriarch?
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Famous church created by Justinian I ...

What is the Hagia Sophia?

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Justinians top general

Belisarius 

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Theodora was an __________ before she met Justinian.

What is an actress with low beginnings?

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The capital of Constantinople was described as

What is Lavish, rich, busy, a large trading port, and an exciting place filled with opportunity?
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City at the center of the eastern church.
What is Constantinople?
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The Byzantine Empire was well defended by 

What are tall walls surrounding the capital and water on three sides?

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One thing the Greek Orthodox and Catholic Church had in common. . . 

Belief in Jesus

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Constantinople was located in the country called this today.

What is Turkey?

500

The Byzantine empire was weakened by these things...

What are invasions, plagues, politics and religion?

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Justinian's wife is . . .

Who is Theodora?

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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?

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The reason the eastern and western christian churches split.
What is because the western (Roman Catholic) church believed that you should pray directly to God and not to icons (pictures of saints and holy people) as the eastern church?