byzantine empire #1 - #2

Question 1

justinian

Answer 1

a general that became a emperor

Question 2

justinian code

Answer 2

a single uniform code consisting of four works

Question 3

hagia sophia

Answer 3

a church that visitors hailed as the most splendid church in the world

Question 4

patriarch

Answer 4

leading bishop

Question 5

icon

Answer 5

religious images used by western christians to aid their devotion

Question 6

excommunication

Answer 6

an official act that bars a person from church membership

Question 7

cyrillic alphabet

Answer 7

an alphabet invented for slavic languages by cyrill and methodius

Question 8

roman catholic

Answer 8

• west, rome
• used icons
• pope is the head of the church
• priest could not marry
• divorce not allowed
• latin
• universal church

Question 9

eastern orthodox

Answer 9

• east, constantinople
• against icons
• no pope, patriarch is head of the church
• priest could marry
• divorce allowed
• greek
• correct belief

Question 10

what are some of justinian’s accomplishments?

Answer 10

• sent his best general, belisarius, to recover and reclaim old roman lands
• set up a panel of legal experts to regulate society (leader of the panel is tribonian)
• the justinian code
• rebuilt the crumbling fortifications of constantinople
• rebuilt hagia sophia

Question 11

what was the nika rebellion?

Answer 11

• two political parties, blue and green, clashed/fought
• both parties wanted justinian gone
• justinian wanted to flee, but theodora convinced him to stay
• soldiers killed 30,000 people in the arena

Question 12

when did the great schism start?

Answer 12

1054 ad (ce)

Question 13

how did the great schism happen?

Answer 13

the approval and disapproval of icons

• christians in the holy roman mmpire used icons because few could read
• christians in the byzantine empire disapproved of showing devotion to icons

pop gregory iii excommunicated emperor leo iii

pope leo iii crowned charlemagne

pope and patriarch excommunicated each other

Question 14

what caused the downfall?

Answer 14

• lack of legal succession to the throne
• religious differences
• economy was poor
• seljuk turks won over parts of asian minor, threatened the empire
• christians from western europe attacked constantinople
• ottoman turks invaded and conquered constantinople

Question 15

what are some similarities between byzantine and rome?

Answer 15

1. what are some similarities between byzantine and rome?
   
   • stood on seven hills
   • palaces designed with roman styles
   • streets were narrow and apartments crowded
   • sporting events in an oval arena
   • political and social life patterned on rome’s
   • followed roman military customs

but unlike rome, byzantine was a christian city from the start

Question 16

what are some of the middle eastern influences?

Answer 16

• traditions & customs reflected on elaborate etiquette at royal courts
• lavish ceremonies associated with semi-divine status of the empire

Question 17

what are some of the greek influences?

Answer 17

• population is majority majority
• national language
• greek classics formed basis of byzantine empire (latin used for state docs in early years of empire)

Question 18

what are some of the roman influences?

Answer 18

• law (justinian’s code)
• political power of emperor
• christianity

Question 19

what are some of theodora’s accomplishments?

Answer 19

• convinced justinian to stay during the nika rebellion
• added womens rights
  
  • allowed widows to raise children
  • allowed women to divorce and reclaim their dowry
• started marriage among different classes

Question 20

theodora

Answer 20

was an lowerclass actor, justinian’s wife, his greatest advisor

Question 21

byzantine’s geography

Answer 21

• three bodies of water
• located between the black sea and the mediterranean
• was the biggest trade city at the time
• goods for asia and europe could be traded back and forth