Byzantine Empire vocabulary

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

• Ottoman Empire
• Holy Roman Empire
• Byzantine Empire
• Macedonian Empire

Byzantine Empire stadium for chariot races and horse shows

• Arena of Nîmes
• Hippodrome of Constantinople
• Circus Maximus
• Colosseum of Rome

The bishop of Rome-the head of the Roman Catholic Church

• Vicar General
• Archbishop
• Cardinal
• Pope

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

• Protestant Church
• Roman Catholic Church
• Eastern Orthodox Church
• Anglican Church

The capital of the Byzantine Empire; rebuilt by Constantine I

• Constantinople
• Cairo
• Rome
• Athens

Walls that surround and protect the city of Constantinople

• Theodosian Walls
• Hadrian's Wall
• Berlin Wall
• Great Wall of China

Christian church of the West

• Roman Catholic Church

• Western church

• Protestant Reformation
• Eastern Orthodoxy

Christian church and a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture

• Hagia Sophia
• St. Peter's Basilica
• Notre-Dame Cathedral
• Sagrada Família

A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• Hinduism

Emperor of the Roman Empire who moved the capital to Constantinople. He eventually converted to Christianity as well.

• Constantine

• Justinian

• Diocletian

• Theodora