Homework Questions Flashcards
What did Justinian accomplish during his reign?
Justinian’s armies won nearly all of Italy and parts of Spain during numerous campaigns; rule almost all the territory that Rome had ever ruled (called himself a new Caesar); Justinian’s Code; constructed a 14-mile stone wall along the city’s coastline; rebuilt Hagia Sophia and built many other buildings
How did the plague affect Constantinople?
Killed about 10,000 people everyday (population decrease); decreased economy and military
How did the Byzantines first try to prop up their shaky empire?
Used bribes, diplomacy, political marriages, and military power to keep their enemies at bay
What factors led to the schism?
The use of having and not having icons (or religious disagreements and political conflicts - different beliefs in the church; distance and lack of contact between the Western and Eastern Empires
When was the Great Schism
1054 AD (CE)
What was the effect of the schism?
Christianity ends up splitting into the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox; as both regions grew apart, the two traditions of Christianity competed for converts
What factors enabled the city to survive foreign attacks for hundreds of years before finally falling?
Walls, strategic location, and Greek fire
What obstacles did Theodora have to overcome to rise in society?
From lower class and was a women; was an actress and at the time they weren’t allowed to marry until Justinian made her a patrician
What division split Byzantine society during Theodora’s time?
Blues and Greens; different religious beliefs against Christians vs Monophysites (believing that Jesus had God-like and human-like natures); said there was two natures of Jesus - half god, half human; Nika Rebellion
