Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire

395-1453 CE

Multiple Select

Which two groups invaded and took over the Western part of the Roman Empire?

• Huns

• Persians

• Germanic Tribes

• English

Open Ended

If Constantine did not move the capital to Byzantine, do you think the empire would have continued?

Similarities and differences between Rome and Byzantine Empire

• The new empire still used the Senate and basic Roman law structures

• The Byzantines spoke Greek and Christianity was the major religion

Multiple Choice

Which type of government did the Byzantine empire have?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary

Open Ended

Why do you think Justinian wanted to build many things?

Economy

• Trade with the other countries/empires at the time

• The trade infrastructure was inherited from the Roman Empire

• They traded valuable goods like grain and had large plots of land throughout the empire

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the trade route the Byzantines used?

• trade route

• Atlantic Ocean

• Silk Road

• the trade road

Open Ended

Why do you think students had to learn to speak and read latin?

Multiple Select

The use of what was a major issue that led to the split of the Catholic Church?

• Images

• the Bible

• the church

• icons

Like most empires, the Byzantine Empire didn’t last forever

It was constantly being attacked by Muslim armies, Turks, and Slavs. The Byzantines tried many things to hold off attackers.

They used bribes, diplomacy (negotiating), marriages, and their military power to keep their enemies back.

Empire Ends

Slowly the empire shrank until it was nothing more than a small strip of land around Constantinople.

The Ottoman Turks eventually captured Constantinople in 1453 and ended the empire.