Christianity/Byzantine Vocab Quiz Review

A law code written by Justinian that gave great power to the emperor; it gave rights to the people and some rights to women.

• Paul

• Justinian Code

• Judeo-Christian

• Great Schism

One of Jesus’ apostles who helped to spread Christianity.

• Paul

• Theodora

• Justinian

• Jesus

An alphabet invented by missionaries that allowed the Slavs to write down their language.

• Cyrillic Alphabet

• Justinian Code

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

• Hagia Sophia

Founder of Christianity who was living in the Roman Empire. He was Jewish.

• Paul

• Jesus

• Justinian

• Theodora

The shared beliefs of Christianity and Judaism. They both worship one God, follow the Ten Commandments, and read the Hebrew Bible.

• Judeo-Christian

• Great Schism

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

• Justinian Code

The split or division between the Eastern and Western churches in 1054.

• Great Schism

• Justinian Code

• Judeo-Christian

• Cyrillic Alphabet

A church built by Justinian in the Byzantine Empire.

• Hagia Sophia

• Theodora

• Jesus

• Justinian

The wife of Justianian who helped rule the Byzantines.

• Hagia Sophia

• Theodora

• Jesus

• Paul

A new branch of Christianity that began in the Byzantine Empire where the Emperor was viewed as the head of the church.

• Justinian Code

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

• Judeo-Christian

• Great Schism

A great emperor of the Byzantines who ruled with his wife for nearly 40 years.

• Justinian

• Jesus

• Paul

• Hagia Sophia