Constantinople
DAILY TRIPLE!!! It was surrounded on three sides by water, which made it easy to defend.
DAILY QUADRUPLE! What does the word "hippo" mean?
400 points! Hippo = horse
What was the name of the famous church that Justinian built?
200 extra points if you know what it means!
The Hagia Sofia = Holy Wisdom
Who wrote the Secret History of the Justinian's empire?
Procopius
DAILY OCTUPLE!
What event caused Justinian to start a major public works program?
800 points!
Violent riots destroyed the city when the Blues and Greens united in a rebellion against Justinian.
What was the main language of Constantinople?
Greek
300 points!Who was Justinian's wife and what is one way she influenced him?
300 points!Theodora. She told him to stay and fight the Blues and Greens instead of retreating.
200 points! Who is remembered for creating the Cyrillic alphabet?
200 Points!Eastern Orthodox missionary Saint Cyril
DAILY DOUBLE! Describe one difference between the language used in a Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox church and a Roman Catholic Mass in the Western church in the Middle Ages.
400 points! Divine Liturgy in the Byzantine Empire could be in the local language
What does "Pantocrater" mean?
Pantocrator = Jesus Christ is Ruler of All
The Roman empire was divided between two emperors until what event happened?
The Fall of Rome
Name three public works improvements that Justinian added when he rebuilt Constantinople. Get 100 points each thing, up to 400.
New bridges, public baths, parks, churches
What is the definition of a patriarch in the Eastern Orthodox Church?
A patriarch in the Eastern Orthodox Church is the bishop of an important city
DAILY DOUBLE! Describe what happened in 1054 that caused the Orthodox and Catholic churches to completely split.
600! The patriarch of Constantinople, Cerularius, closed all churches that worshiped in the western tradition. In response, Pope Leo IX excommunicated Cerularius. In return, Cerularius excommunicated the cardinal who delivered the papal bull of excommunication. These actions showed that the church was officially split.
What were the names of the two teams that had a lot of power during Justinian's reign?
The Blues and Greens
300 points!How far was Constantinople from Rome?
300 points! More than 800 miles
500 points!What was Justinian's Code and what is one group of people whose lives were improved because of it?
500! Justinian's Code was a systematic body of law. It made the law more uniform and organized.
Improvements were made to women because they were given the right to won property.
400 points!Describe the relationship between religion and government in the Byzantine Empire.
400 points!The Byzantines viewed the emperor not just as the head of the government but as the living representative of God and Jesus Christ. This meant the church and state were combined into one all-powerful body.
Describe differences between the Western and Eastern empires. 100 points per difference (FAKE Example: Eastern church color is blue while the Western is yellow)
Western: Latin, mostly rural, agriculture, less wealthy
Eastern: Greek, many cities, trade, wealthier
600 points! In 800, what event caused major strife between the Byzantines and the Roman Church?
600 Points! In 800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the Holy Roman emperor over all of Rome, including Byzantium. Pope Leo did not view Empress Irene of the Byzantine Empire as a suitable ruler because she was a woman.
How did the Byzantine Empire take care of those who were poor?
Those who were poor and needed food were able to work for the emperor in exchange for food
Name places that Justinian won back for his empire. Get 100 points per place (up to 300).
1) Parts of North Africa
2) Italy
3) Southeastern Spain
200 points! What does the word "orthodox" mean?
In agreement with right belief.
Ortho = right
Dox = doctrine/beliefs
Byzantine emperor Leo III of the thought people were worshiping pictures instead of God, so he established a policy of ____________. What was the policy's name and what did it mean?
Iconoclasm = icon smashing
In the Byzantine Empire, what was the relationship between the emperor and the patriarch?
The emperor had power over the patriarch