Byzantine Empire

Question 1

What was the Justinian code

Answer 1

A body of roman law collected and organized by Justin around 534 A.D . It lasted 900 years

Question 2

What was the Hagia Sophia

Answer 2

Church destroyed by mobs and rioters in 532 and rebuilt by Justinian

Question 3

What is a patriarch

Answer 3

A leader of the eastern church

Question 4

What is a Icon

Answer 4

Religious images used in practices by eastern Christians

Question 5

Excommunication

Answer 5

Formal declaration that someone is no longer a member of the church

Question 6

Cyrillic alphabet

Answer 6

Invented by Saints and Methodius, in which most Slavic languages, including Russian, was written

Question 7

Who was Belisarius

Answer 7

Leading general in Justinian’s army

Question 8

Mese

Answer 8

Merchant trade center running no through the Main Street of Constantinople

Question 9

The Nika Rebellian

Answer 9

Riots in Hippodrome

Question 10

Saint John Chrysostom

Answer 10

Bishop of Constantinople from 398-404, Chrysostom was the patriarch or leading bishop of the east

Question 11

Saint basil

Answer 11

Wrote rulers for the rights of monks in 357

Question 12

Roman Catholic church

Answer 12

The largest Christian church, with more that 1.25 billion followers worldwide. One of the oldest religious institutions in the world, it has played a prominent role in the history of the western civilization. It is headed by the Pope

Question 13

Eastern Orthodox Church

Answer 13

The body of modern churches, including among others the Greeks and Russian orthodox, which is derived from the church of the Byzantine empire, adheres to the Byzantine riots, and acknowledges the honorary primacy of the patriarch of Constantinople.

Question 14

What happened in the 300s A.D

Answer 14

The emperor Constantine moved the Capitol of the Roman Empire to the east where he built a beautiful new city Capitol named Constantinople, it was the site of the old port city of Byzantium

Question 15

What happened in 395

Answer 15

The Roman Empire was split

Question 16

What happened to the western part

Answer 16

It was overrun my German tribes and dis not exist after 476

Question 17

What happened to the eastern part

Answer 17

The eastern part, or the Byzantine, was very strong and lasted hundreds of years. In 527, Justinian became the Byzantine emperor.

Question 18

What was happening around 550

Answer 18

Justinian ruled almost all of the territory of the old Roman Empire

Question 19

What did Justinian build and create.

Answer 19

He created the Justinian code, he built sturdy walls around the city, he built schools, hospitals, and baths, and the Main Street of the city had markets and shops where people bought and sold goods.

Question 20

What happened in 532

Answer 20

Riots broke out against Justinian, the riots destroyed the Hagia Sophia but Justinian would later rebuild it and become the most beautiful church in the Christian church

Question 21

The Justinian code was made of…

Answer 21

1. The Code, contained nearly 5,000 Roman laws that were still considered useful for the Byzantine Empire.
2. The Digest, quoted and summarized the opinions of Rome’s greatest legal thinkers about the laws. This massive work ran to a total of 50 volumes.
3. The Institutes, was a textbook that told law students how to use the laws.
4. The Novellae, (New Laws) presented legislation passed after 534

Question 22

What happened in 565

Answer 22

Justinian dies

Question 23

Who was Justinian

Answer 23

He was a powerful Byzantine emperor who ruled from 527-565