Byzantine Empire
What did the great Schism have to do with?
What is a split or division between the Byzantines and the Catholic church?
weapon used in Constantinople for defending themslves on water
Greek Fire
Name of the riots in 532
Nika Riots
The capital city named for Constantine.
Constantinople?
A narrow water passage connecting to larger bodies of water is a ____________
What ___________ did Constantinople sit on?
What is a strait?
The greatest architectural achievement of the Byzantines?
What is the Hagia Sophia?
What church hated icons, what church loved them
hated=Orthodox
loved=Catholic
The Greatest leader of the Byzantine empire?
Who is Justinian?
What church become popular in WESTERN EUROPE
Catholic Church
What church became popular in EASTERN Europe
Eastern Orthodox Church
Constantinople was an appealing spot for a capital city because it lay in these two continents.
What are Asia and Europe?
What language was predominantly spoken in the Byzantine empire?
Greek?
For this reason, many nations wanted to take over Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire.
it was located at the center of major trade routes?
The name of the split between the eastern and western christian churches
The Great Schism
What body of water was Constantinople near, causing the boom in trade for the Byzantine Empire?
What is the Mediterranean?
3 achievements of Justinian
regaining lost territory
Justinians Code
Rebuilt Hagia Sofia
What technology will bring down the protective wall of Constantinople
Gunpowder
How many sides of Constantinople were surrounded by water
What is 3?