Byzantine Review

Match the following

• Roman Emperor who moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople & legalized Christianity

• Contantine

• Wife of emperor Justinian & his closest advisor

• Ottoman Turks

• Islamic people who conquered Constantinople in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire

• Theodora

• Byzantine emperor whose accomplishments include his law code & reunification of the old Roman Empire

• Justinian

Match the following

• beautiful, dome covered church that Emperor Justinian had built

• Excommunication

• division between the Roman Catholic Church & Eastern Orthodox Church

• Hagia Sophia

• formally being kicked out of the Christian Church

• Mosaics

• picture or design made from small pieces of enamel, glass, or stone

• The Great Schism

True or False: The Byzantines saw themselves as Roman citizens.

• True

• False

The _____________ was a simplified, shortened version of Roman law.

• Code of Hammurabi

• Justinian Code

• Twelve Tables

• Mandate of Heaven

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

• Rome

• Athens

• Alexandria

• Constantinople

What happened to Byzantine territory during the rule of Justinian I?

• he lost territory in the empire

• he expanded the territory

______________ was the new denomination (or sect) of Christianity to develop following the Great Schism.

• Islam

• Judaism

• Roman Catholicism

• Eastern Orthodox

True or False: The Hagia Sophia is still a Christian Church today.

• True

• False

What was the most serious threat to the Byzantine Empire?

• a weakened army

• natural disasters

• the rise of Islam

• invading foreigners

Which of the following cities was Constantinople renamed to?

• Istanbul

• Cairo

• Babylon

• Baghdad