The Byzantine Empire Lesson #3 Flashcards
The _____ half of the Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire
Eastern
_____ made up the larges population of people
Greeks
Others that also lived were Egyptians, Syrians, Arabs, Armenians, _____, Persians, Slavs, and Turks.
Jews
___________________ was the capital of the empire.
Constantinople
They were protected by #__ seas. The 4th wall was huge so it was herd to invade.
3
Justinian’s wife, Theodora was, ___________ and ____________.
beautiful
intelligent
Justinian ordered a group of legal scholars. Headed by __________.
Tribonion
A church called ____ , _______, or _____ ______ became the religious center.
Hagia
Sophia
Holy Wisdom
What are: Mosaics?
Mosaics are small pieces of colored glass or stone.
Learning was highly respected in this culture.
T or F?
T
Boys studied ______, _________, ___, _______, and, _________.
religion
medicine
law
arithmetic
and grammar
Girls did not go to school but received teaching at _____.
home
The empire was the _____ of ______ between Europe and Asia.
empire
center
Who was Belisarius and what did he do?
He was a general and he strengthened and reorganized the army.
What were “Lances”?
long spears
