(a)   was the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire.

(a)   land routes connecting East Asia and Southeast Asia with South Asia, Persia, the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa and Southern Europe.

(a)   is a collections of laws and legal interpretations developed during the Byzantine Empire

(a)   is a Italian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.

(a)   is the break of communion between what are now the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

(a)   is the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices.

(a)   was the empress of the Eastern Roman Empire by marriage to Emperor Justinian I.

(a)   is the founder of the Mongol Empire.

(a)   was the Eastern Roman emperor from 527 to 565.