Byzantine Empire

A great domed cathedral in Constantinople 

The capital of the Byzantine Empire

Byzantine emperor who brought the Empire to its height. Under his scholars, they collected the laws of the ancient Romans and organized them into a code of laws.

• Theodora

• Constantine

• Justinian

• Ottoman

Wife of Byzantine Emperor Justinian who was also his most trusted advisor.

• Theodora

• Constantine

• Justinian

• Ottoman

A large, important Christian Church 

A religious image

Laws of the ancient Romans, collected by Byzantine scholars and organized into a code of laws for the empire.

What two continents were connected by the Bosporus Strait?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

What two seas were connected by the Bosporus Strait?

• Dead

• Black

• Mediterranean

• Red

A narrow strait linking the Black Sea and The Sea of Marmara.