The Byzantine Empire Rises

Byzantine

• Words used by historians to describe the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the western Roman Empire.

• Narrow body of water that cuts through land, connecting two larger bodies of water.

• Trench filled with water as part of a fortification.

• Center, most important part.

Strait

• Someone who tries to convert others to a particular region.

• Narrow body of water that cuts through land, connecting two larger bodies of water.

• Person who follows another in an office or role.

• Alphabet used mostly for Slavic languages such as Russian and Bulgarian, as well as for other languages.

Moat

• Trench filled with water as a part of fortification.

• Center, most important part.

• Narrow body of water that cuts through land, connecting two larger bodies of water.

• Person who follows another in an office or role.

Greek Fire

• Center, most important part.

• Someone who tries to convert others to a particular religion.

• Narrow body of water that cuts through land, connecting two larger bodies of water.

• A chemical mixture that burned in water which was used by the Byzantine Empire against enemy ships.

Missionary

• Words used by historians to describe the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the western Roman Empire.

• Someone who tries to convert others to a particular religion.

• Center, most important part.

• Trench filled with water as a part of a fortification

Cyrillic Alphabet

• An alphabet that was used by the

  Greeks.

• Person who follows another in an office or role.

• Alphabet used mostly for Slavic languages such as Russian and Bulgarian, as well as for other languages.

• Center, most important part.

Successor

• Someone who tries to convert another to a particular religion.

• Person who follows another in an office or role.

• Alphabet used mostly for Slavic languages such as Russian and Bulgarian, as well as for other languages.

• Center, most important part.

Core

• Center, most important part.

• Alphabet used mostly for Slavic languages such as Russian and Bulgarian, as well as for other languages.

• Person who follows another in office or role.

• Narrow body of water that cuts through land, connecting two large bodies of water.

Which was the most important way the Byzantine empire differed from the ancient Roman empire?

• The Byzantine empire relied on cultural rather than military strength.

• Christianity was central to the Byzantine empire.

• The Byzantine empire defeated most invaders.

• The Byzantine empire rejected ancient Greek learning.

How did Greek fire help the Byzantine military?

• They could burn ships, even in water.

• They could carry fire on long marches.

• They could cook food even in winter.

• They could kill enemy prisoners quickly.