Justinian the Great’s accomplishments

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Which code of law did Justinian the Great create by codifying Roman law?

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Justinian's Code

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What is the name of the cathedral constructed by Justinian the Great?

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Hagia Sophia

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Fill in the blank: Justinian the Great expanded the ________ Empire.

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Byzantine

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Who is depicted in the mosaic image shown in the worksheet?

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Justinian the Great and Empress Theodora

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What was the Iconoclastic Controversy a dispute over in the Byzantine Empire in the 8th and 9th centuries?

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The use of religious images (icons)

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Who were the Iconoclasts?

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Those who rejected images and objected to icon veneration

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The defenders of the use of icons insisted on the ______ nature of images and on the dignity of created matter.

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symbolic

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What does the term 'Icons' (Greek for “images”) refer to in the context of Byzantium?

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It refers to the religious images of Byzantium, made from a variety of media, which depict holy figures and events.

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What is 'Iconoclasm'?

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Iconoclasm refers to any destruction of images, including the Byzantine Iconoclastic Controversy of the eighth and ninth centuries, although the Byzantines themselves did not use this term.

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Who were 'Iconoclasts' (Greek for “breakers of images”)?

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Iconoclasts refers to those who opposed icons.