Byzantine Empire Flashcard

Front

The ________________ is the head of the Eastern Christian Church.

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Patriarch

Front

________________ was the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

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Constantinople

Front

The Byzantine Empire was in Asia and in Europe.

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True

Front

Emperor ____________ established Constantinople in 330.

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Constantine

Front

______________ was an autocrat ruler of the Byzantine Empire and the Church from 527-565.

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Justinian I

Front

Theodora was Justinian I’s wife and chief advisor.

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True

Front

The most stunning piece of architecture in Constantinople was the church called ______________.

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Hagia Sophia

Front

Justinian's Code was Justinian I’s reformed laws.

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True

Front

The ____________ is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Pope

Front

The ______________ broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.

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Eastern Christian Church