Class Notes

Question 1

Byzantine Emperors sent Missionaries to Central and Eastern Europe, being…

Answer 1

Cyril and Methodius

Question 2

Who was the first Byzantine Emperor?

Answer 2

Constantine

Question 3

Roman Influences

Answer 3

Law, political power of emperor, and Christianity

Question 4

What was Procopius’s occupation?

Answer 4

Historian

Question 5

What was the writing of Procopius’s called that was discovered after his death?

Answer 5

The Secret History

Question 6

Why did Procopius want to keep the Secret History writing hidden until Justinian’s death?

Answer 6

He would have most likely died if he published the piece since the book talks negatively about the emperor

Question 7

What kind of writing was the Secret History by Procopius?

Answer 7

negative

Question 8

Tribonian

Answer 8

led a group of ten men to write the Justinian’s Code

Question 9

Belisarius

Answer 9

the general that conquered most of the old Roman lands

Question 10

Charlemagne

Answer 10

crowned holy roman emperor by Pope Leo III after the Byzantine Emperor was excommunicated

Question 11

Cyril and Methodius invented…

Answer 11

an alphabet for the Slavic languages