byzantine empire

Question 1

rise and fall of the byzantine empire

Answer 1

it started out as the eastern roman empire. it fell to the ottoman turks in 1453

Question 2

justinian

Answer 2

he was the byzantine emperor for a long time. he tried to conquer western rome but he failed

Question 3

hippodrome

Answer 3

a greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing

Question 4

hagia sophia

Answer 4

the emperor justinian ordered this church to be built. and it is now a museum

Question 5

bubonic plague

Answer 5

rats carried the disease to the byzantine empire and killed many people

Question 6

nike rebellion

Answer 6

the citizens of the byzantine empire were mad at justinian because of taxes and rules. so they rioted. 30,000 people died. justinian exiled the people that tried to take away his throne.

Question 7

blues and greens

Answer 7

different chariot teams wore these colors: a blue team and a green team. emperors would usually choose a favorite team, but justinian did not choose.

Question 8

theodora

Answer 8

the wife of justinian (empress of byzantine). she convinced justinian to stay during the nike rebellion.

Question 9

justinian’s code

Answer 9

this was book of laws in the byzantine empire that justinian ordered to be written

Question 10

great schism of 1054 - split of Christianity

Answer 10

western rome with christianity was divided from western orthodox rome

Question 11

byzantine’s influence in russia

Answer 11

byzantine converted the russians to christianity, they gave them language, and they influenced art