Accomplishments
During his reign he order the reorganization of thousands of laws resulting in a new legal code known as?
Justinian Code
A type of Byzantine art work
Mosaic
This capital city fell in 1453 CE
Constantinople
The name if the Byzantine entertainment complex where they held chariot races
Hippodrome
The teenage leader of Rome was overthrown in this year.
476 CE
What famous basilica was constructed under Emperor Justinian’s orders?
Hagia Sophia
The wife of Justinian who was an able counselor and a gifted queen
Theodora
These 2 bodies of water are key to the success in new trade routes for the capital city
Aegean Sea and Black Sea
General charged with leading the invasion into the Western Roman Empire
Belisarius
In 532 CE A violent uprising in Constantinople during Emperor Justinian’s reign, nearly toppling his rule
Nika Riots
Can you name one of the 3 major lands that were reconquered during the leadership of Justinian
Italy
Spain
North Africa
The term for a church leader within the Eastern Orthodox church
Patriarch
What are the 2 continents were accessed using the land bridge near this capital city
Europe and Asia
Which group’s rise in the Holy Land helped trigger the Crusades
Seljuk Turks
This time period begins with the fall of Rome and ends with the fall of another capital city.
The Middle Ages
A Roman Emperor who converted to Christianity after defeating his rival at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Constantine
The Germanic general who overthrew the emperor of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE was named
Odoacer
Rome is located in the country "shaped like a boot"
Italy
Ancient Greek term that means "king," "emperor," or "monarch"
Basileus
Icons are banned in the Byzantine Empire during this year
726 CE
Some of the key influences from the "original" city are Greek Language and Culture / Strategic Trade and Diplomacy / Art and Architecture
Byzantium
During the Great Schism the Christian Church is divided into these 2 parts
The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
This very large body of water touches both the Eastern and Western parts of the Roman Empire
Mediterranean Sea
Latin term for Body of Civil Law
Corpus iuris civilis
In 1054 CE The formal split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
The great Schism