Byzantine Empire vocabulary

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A society that developed in the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western part of the Empire.

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Byzantine Empire

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Byzantine Empire stadium for chariot races and horse shows

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Hippodrome of Constantinople

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Relating to the Christian Church that developed in the Byzantine Empire-not under authority of the pope.

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Eastern Orthodox Church

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Walls that surround and protect the city of Constantinople

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Theodosian Walls

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Christian church and a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture

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Hagia Sophia

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The philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

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Stoicism

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The main street of Constantinople

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Mese

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A sovereign or supreme ruler of an Empire

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Emperor

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The capital of the Byzantine Empire; rebuilt by Constantine I

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Constantinople

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What was the official split called between the Eastern and Western Christian churches?

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The Great Schism