Byzantine and Islamic Empires

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He created a new capital city in the eastern half of the Roman Empire.

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Constantine

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The city of Byzantium became the city called

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Constantinople.

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The Byzantine emperor,________________, wanted to reclaim all the lands lost When Rome fell.

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Justinian

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One of Justinian's biggest accomplishments was building the church called the ______________.

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Hagia Sophia

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An icon is

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a painting of a holy figure.

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_______________ was a collection and revision of all the laws of ancient Rome.

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Justinian's Code

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The split between the churches of the east and the west is called

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the Great Schism

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The Byzantine Empire was the society that developed in the __________ part of the Roman Empire after the fall of Rome.

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eastern

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The head of the Orthodox Church is called the

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Patriarch

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One difference between the Catholic and Orthodox churches is that

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Orthodox church is led by the Patriarch while the Catholic Church is led by the Pope.