ch 10--the byzantine empire

Question 1

capital and largest city of Eastern Empire; known as New Rome and Constantinople

Answer 1

Byzantium

Question 2

first great emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire

Answer 2

Justinian I

Question 3

famous general who increased Justinian’s empire

Answer 3

Belisarius

Question 4

most famous cathedral during Justinian’s rule

Answer 4

Hagia Sophia

Question 5

portion of the world in which christianity was the dominant religion

Answer 5

Christendom

Question 6

personal law code which combines Roman law with Biblical principles

Answer 6

Justinian Code (developed by Justinian)

Question 7

Justinian’s wife

Answer 7

Theodora

Question 8

Main threat of Eastern Roman Empire/ Justinian

Answer 8

Islam

Question 9

picture or symbol of Christ, Mary, or a saint

Answer 9

Icon

Question 10

Muslim tribe from Asia that conquered the Middle East

Answer 10

Seljuk turks

Question 11

asked the Roman Church for help against the Turks

Answer 11

Emperor Comnenus

Question 12

constantinople was sacked and looted in 1204 by what

Answer 12

Crusades (not succesfull)

Question 13

New group of turks that attacked the empire during the 1400s

Answer 13

Ottoman Turks

Question 14

defeated byzantine empire i (in 1453)

Answer 14

Mohammed II

Question 15

Byzantine formed what church

Answer 15

Eastern Orthodox Church (created after split of catholic church)

Question 16

worship service and beliefs in the orthodox church

Answer 16

Liturgy

Question 17

translated church liturgy into slavic language

Answer 17

Cyril

Question 18

alphabet that was the basis for the Russian language

Answer 18

Cyrillic alphabet