The Byzantine Empire

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What power did the emperor have over the Patriarch of Constantinople?

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He could remove him

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Why did the use of icons anger iconoclasts?

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They believed using icons was like worshiping objects.

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Eastern Orthodox missionaries traveled to ______________ to spread the faith of the Byzantine Empire

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Eastern Europe

Front

Who is the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church today?

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Patriarchs in different countries

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The controversy over icons divided Christians in the Byzantine empire from Christians in

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Western Europe

Front

For entertainment, MOST of the people of Constantinople:

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Went to the Hippodrome

Front

Who moved the capital of Rome to Byzantium and renamed it "New Rome" (later Constantinople)?

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Constantine

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After the riots of 532, what emperor was responsible for the rebuilding of Constantinople?

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Justinian

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Who was the leader of the church in the Byzantine empire?

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The emperor

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What is iconoclasm?

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Icon smashing