The Byzantine Empire Flashcards
1
Q
What portion of the Roman empire was the Byzantine?
A
The eastern portion.
2
Q
What was most of the Byzantines culture and why?
A
Greece, because its location was near greece.
3
Q
What influenced Byzantine?
A
Greece and rome.
4
Q
What language did most byzantines speak?
A
Latin. (Influenced by rome)
5
Q
Capital of byzantine?
A
Constantinople.
6
Q
Who was the ruler of the Byzantines?
A
Justinian.
7
Q
What did Justinian hope to do?
A
Restore the empire and reclaim rome.
8
Q
What was Justinian in charge of?
A
The spiritual and political power. unlike rome.
9
Q
What did the byzantine have a basic understanding of?
A
Literature.
10
Q
What factor weakened the byzantine empire?
A
The plague
11
Q
What was the slow decline that almost destroyed constantinople?
A
Fellow christian armies in italy (4th crusade)
