The Byzantine Empire

Question 1

the germans who conquered gaul

Answer 1

franks

Question 2

the creator of a unified christian empire

Answer 2

charlemagne

Question 3

nomadic warriors who settled in present-day hungary

Answer 3

magyars

Question 4

expert sailors from scandinavia

Answer 4

vikings

Question 5

the leader of forces that battled the muslims at tours

Answer 5

charles martel

Question 6

what change signaled the beginning of the middle ages

Answer 6

the collapse of the roman empire

Question 7

what kind of laws did the early germanic kingdoms have

Answer 7

they had no written laws

Question 8

how did the crowning of charlemagne effect the latin language long term?

Answer 8

the latin language spread throughout the old roman empire

Question 9

the main role of powerful nobles in charlemagne’s kingdom was to

Answer 9

rule local regions

Question 10

what happened to charlemagne’s kingdom after he died?

Answer 10

his sons fought for control; his kingdom was divided

Question 11

where did the byzantine empire borrow ideas from

Answer 11

rome and greece

Question 12

why was the byzantine empire successful

Answer 12

constantinople

Question 13

which part of rome got more invasians?

Answer 13

the west

Question 14

what does western rome become

Answer 14

the middle ages

Question 15

what was the military like in the byzantine empire

Answer 15

strong

Question 16

what was trading like in the byzantine empire

Answer 16

there were trading cities

Question 17

what was the government like in the byzantine empire

Answer 17

there was an emperor

Question 18

why is constantinople so successful

Answer 18

its a crossroad of several trade routes, and it sits on a strait

Question 19

what is the effect of a constantinople connecting to many places

Answer 19

many cultures, lots of cultural diffusion

Question 20

what do the leaders of the byzantine empire see themselves as

Answer 20

successors of caesar

Question 21

when does justinian take control of the byzantine empire, and what does he try to do?

Answer 21

527, he attempts to rebuild rome’s empire

Question 22

how does justinian try to rebuild the roman empire

Answer 22

he sends out generals to re-conquer the land that was lost with the fall of western rome

Question 23

why does justinian rebuild constantinople

Answer 23

to reflect a “new rome”

Question 24

the first christian empire

Answer 24

the byzantine empire, religion was used as a reason to conquer

Question 25

what do people build to make sure nobody invades the byzantine empire

Answer 25

2 walls that are impossible to get through, and a sea wall to prevent naval invasions, built giant iron links

Question 26

theodora

Answer 26

justinian’s wife

Question 27

what did justinian’s wife do

Answer 27

he was his partner even though she had a questionable background

Question 28

what did justinian and theodora build

Answer 28

the hagia sophia

Question 29

what was the hippodrome used for

Answer 29

chariot races, like the colosseum

Question 30

when did justinian rule the byzantine empire

Answer 30

during the golden age

Question 31

how to describe theodora

Answer 31

very intelligent, knew a lot about politics

Question 32

hippodrome

Answer 32

the center of public life

Question 33

what happened in the hippodrome

Answer 33

the nika rebellion

Question 34

what was the nika rebellion

Answer 34

a reaction to the rising cost of taxes, 30,000 people killed

Question 35

justin’s code

Answer 35

code of law

Question 36

the digest

Answer 36

summarized opinions of rome’s greatest thinkers

Question 37

the novellae

Answer 37

laws passed after 534

Question 38

the institutes

Answer 38

textbooks that told law students

Question 39

public law -
private law -

Answer 39

government
individuals

Question 40

what was the decline of the byzantine empire like

Answer 40

slow

Question 41

what caused the byzantine empire to decline

Answer 41

1. attacks by russians and muslims
2. location is desirable to others
3. unstable leadership
4. plague

Question 42

dominant religion of europe

Answer 42

christianity

Question 43

there was tension between the pope and ______

Answer 43

rome

Question 44

skizzle

Answer 44

a divide or breakup

Question 45

roman catholic

Answer 45

the pope claims authority over all kings and emperors

Question 46

eastern orthodox

Answer 46

emperor claims authority over the patriarch and other bishops of the empire