Byzantine Empire Review

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Byzantium

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Ancient Greek city; renamed Constantinople and would be the capital city of the Byzantine Empire

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Constantinople

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Capital city of the Byzantine empire; located between the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea

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Theodora

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Justinian's wife; encouraged laws to protect women

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Justinian

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Byzantine emperor; reconquered parts of Western Roman Empire; building projects like Hagia Sophia; established a new legal code

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Hippodrome

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arena in Constantinople used for horse racing, chariot racing and political discussions; lined with statues

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Silk Road

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series of trade routes between Asia and Europe and run through Constantinople; allowed for political, cultural, religious and economic interactions

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Constantinople served as a center for what two cultures? (Options: Greece and Rome, Persia and Rome, Phoenicia and Rome, Greece and Hebrew)

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Greece and Rome

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Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?

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Trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa

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Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian: Hagia Sophia, National Cathedral, Notre Dame, Taj Mahal

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Hagia Sophia

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Who was the famous lady that influenced her husband to increase some legal rights of women?

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Theodora