Byzantine Empire and Islam

Emperor Justinian revised the Roman laws which then became known as?

• Justinian's Code

• Hammurani's Code

• The Da Vinci Code

• Chaussard's Code

Why is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?

• It established all rules regarding. taxation.
• It established codes regarding the Eastern Orthodox Church.
• It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.
• It established what entertainment acts were at Hippodrome.

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 

• Rome 
• Athens 
• Constantinople 
• Istanbul

Byzantine Empire

• Ancient Greek city; renamed Constantinople and would be the capital city of the Byzantine Empire

• The Eastern Roman Empire, which survived after fall of Western Roman Empire; capital city was Constantinople

• Warlike people who migrated from Asia into territory controlled by Germanic tribes, forcing them to move into areas controlled by Rome

Justinian

• 
  Byzantine emperor; reconquered parts of Western Roman Empire; building projects like Hagia Sophia; established a new legal code

• Justinian's wife; encouraged laws to protect women

• Capital city of the Byzantine empire; located between the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea

• Christian followers in the Byzantine Empire; split from Roman Catholic Church

Using the map, which of the following statements BEST explains the major influence of Justinian and his general, Belisarius? 

  

• A. They established the first Byzantine territories in Africa and Europe.

• B. They expanded trade by establishing territories along the Mediterranean Sea.

• C. They contributed to a decline in the number of Byzantines practicing Christianity.

• D. They expanded the Byzantine Empire by conquering much of the old Roman Empire. 

 Which of the following is a major contribution of the Byzantine Empire?

 

• A. The return of the Roman Empire to its former glory. 

• B. The establishment of democracy and the end of totalitarian rule.

• C. The unification of Christian leaders across the Eurasian continent. 

• D. The continuation and expansion of various aspects of Greek and Roman culture.

Justinian made the Byzantine Empire

• Muslim

• Larger than it ever had been

• The smallest it ever was

• Christian

Name this famous landmark in Constantinople?

• St. Peters Basilica

• Chartes Cathedral

• Notre Dame

• Hagia Sophia

Who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church?

• The Emperor

• The Triumvirate

• The Pope

• The Senate