Byzantine Empire

Question 1

City of ______________, rebuilt
Capital of ________________ Empire (Eastern Roman Empire)

Answer 1

Byzantium
Byzantine

Question 2

Excellent __________________
Easily _____________________
Good _____________________
Trade ____________________

Answer 2

Geography
Protected
Harbor
Crossroads (Silk Road)

Question 3

Justinian ruled Byzantine from
(What years)

Answer 3

527-565

Question 4

Wanted to revive the _____________ of Rome

Answer 4

Glory

Question 5

Conquered former _____________ territories (from Germanic Tribes)

Answer 5

Roman

Question 6

Held ______________ power over ____________ and _________________

Answer 6

Absolute
Church
State

Question 7

Justinian’s Code was a body of ___________ and a reference guide

Answer 7

Civil laws

Question 8

A huge influence on _____________ law

Answer 8

European

Question 9

Empress Theodora was _____________ of Justinian

Answer 9

WIfe

Question 10

Raised in poverty and became an _____________

Answer 10

Actress

Question 11

Most powerful _____________ in Byzantine Empire

Answer 11

Woman

Question 12

Met with foreign _____________ and leaders; passed laws

Answer 12

Ambassitors

Question 13

Protected _________________

Answer 13

Women’s rights

Question 14

Heavily _________________ the capitol Constantinople

Answer 14

Fortified

Question 15

The _________________: with its onion dome, the most splendid church in the Christian world. Built in 537 CE

Answer 15

Hagia Sofia

Question 16

The Hagia Sofia was converter into a _________________ in 1453 until it was converted into a _________________ in 1935 and finally in 2020 when it was converted back to a _________________

Answer 16

Mosque
Museum
Mosque