Byzantine Empire

Question 1

When did the East Roman Empire Collapse?

Answer 1

1453

Question 2

What did Justinian want to do?

Answer 2

Reclaim the lost Eastern Roman Empire

Question 3

Justinian’s code

Answer 3

A way of organizing Roman Law, easier to understand, simpler

Question 4

Building Projects

Answer 4

Hagia Sophia:
-A christian church

Hippodrome:
-Large entertainment center to entertain the people and distract them from rebelling

-Irrigation systems, AQUADUCTs

Question 5

Because of the Bulding of the Hagia Sophia and the Hippodrome, taxes ROSE on the people

Answer 5

This caused social unrest and the Nika Rebellion

Question 6

What was Caesaropapism?

Answer 6

A political system in which the head of the state is also the head of the church and supreme judge in religious matters

Question 7

What does Patriarchy mean?

Answer 7

Patriarchy is a social system in which men hold primary predominate (strongest) power in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property

Question 8

What led to the collapse of the Byzantine empire?

Answer 8

The expansion of the Ottoman Empire

Question 9

What role did women have in the royal family?

Answer 9

High position, as much as the men or higher