Byzantine Empire
This empire, once the Eastern Roman Empire, lasted until the 1400s CE.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
This Byzantine emperor tried to rebuild the Western Roman Empire leading to an era of growth and prosperity.
Who was Justinian?
This city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire, located between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea.
What is Constantinople?
Mosaic
A picture or design made from small pieces of colored glass, stone, or tile.
Indigenous to Japan
Belief in Nature Spirits
Has no sacred text
Are all characteristics of this religion.
What is Shinto.
Thanks to the Byzantine Empire, these two ancient cultures were preserved.
What are Roman and Greek cultures?
This simplified set of laws became the basis of Byzantine law for 900 years and influenced modern law.
What is Justinian’s Code?
Constantinople stayed safe for centuries because it was surrounded by water and guarded by these massive structures.
What are high walls?
Instability
When things are shaky, changing a lot, or not steady.
This dynasty reverted to a policy of isolationism.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
This official language of the empire spread widely because Christian texts were written in it.
What is Latin?
Justinian’s wife, who advised him and fought for women’s rights.
Who was Theodora?
Because of its location surrounded by seas, Constantinople became an important one of these, where ships from three continents came to trade.
What is a port city?
Justinian's Code
A set of laws that the Byzantine emperor Justinian organized to make rules clearer and fairer.
This protected the Emperor, housed Nobles, and commoners were not allowed in.
What is the Forbidden Palace?
Located between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea, this city became the center of trade and wealth for the Byzantine Empire.
What is Constantinople?
Justinian rebuilt this famous cathedral, known for its dome, mosaics, marble, and bronze doors.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
Its location on two continents--Asia and Europe--established it as a key trading city
What is Constantinople?
Infrastructure
The basic things a city needs to work, like roads, bridges, and buildings.
This lead to a larger population during the Song Dynasty.
What is improved agriculture?
This religion, rooted in Roman traditions, became dominant in the Byzantine Empire.
What is Christianity?
What are Greek and Roman.
Aside from high walls, being surrounded by this kept Constantinople safe.
Melting pot
A place where many different cultures and people come together and mix.
Gun powder and movable type printing were this type of advancement in the Song Dynasty.