The Byzantines - 3/16

Question 1

Where Constantine relocates the Roman capital

Answer 1

Byzantium

Question 2

What Constantine names Byzantium

Answer 2

Constantiniple

Question 3

People on Constantinople call themselves

Answer 3

Romans

Question 4

Byzantium benefits:

Answer 4

1. incredibly defendable
2. prime location
3. 75% is bordered by waters
4. high trade to do junction between Aisa and Europe

Question 5

Name of Christian east branch

Answer 5

Orthodox

Question 6

Religion od Byzantines

Answer 6

Christian

Question 7

leader of the Christian Orthodox branch

Answer 7

Patriarch

Question 8

The Great Schism:

Answer 8

An argument of policy

Question 9

Problems of the Great Schism:

Answer 9

1. Who’s in charge?
2. Should there be a Pentrarchy?
3. Should the Pope be in charge or 5 bishops?

Question 10

Effects of the Great Schism:

Answer 10

A split in ideas/beliefs

Question 11

Hagla Sophia:

Answer 11

Building meaning holy wisdom

Question 12

Bas Relief:

Answer 12

Stone craving revealing “hidden art”

Question 13

What art were they masters of

Answer 13

mosaics and religious-based art (Christian)

Question 14

The Hippodrome:

Answer 14

1.large circus maximus (elongated circle)
2. mainly used for chariot racing
3. gigantic; 100,000 spectators

Question 15

Minerates:

Answer 15

Tower/spire structures

Question 16

How minerates got added to the Hagla Sophia

Answer 16

Muslims gained control

Question 17

The 4 teams:

Answer 17

Green VS Blue

Red VS White

1. powerful political power
2. green VS blues are dominant

Question 18

Justin:

Answer 18

1. Humble dirt farmer
2. Quickly rose to power in the imperial guard
3. like Casear & Octavian

Question 19

Flavius or Justinian The Great

Answer 19

1. similar to Octavian/Alexander
2. Justin’s nephew
3. had great education
4. takes on his incle’s name

Question 20

Justinian (as emperor)

Answer 20

1. Gets to work rebuilding the military & city
2. Gets caught inbetween Nika Riots
3. Saved by wife

Question 21

Theodora:

Answer 21

1. Wife of Justinian
2. opposite color team of Justinian
3. AN ACTRESS
4. Humble origins like Justinian
5. Gives great speech helping end Nika Riots

Question 22

Nika Riots:

Answer 22

1. A brawl between Blues & Greens
2. Burns 1/2 of city
3. Justice for their team member
4. 30,000 people die

Question 23

Belisarius:

Answer 23

1. Fantastic General simililar to Hannible
2. Loyal, Devoted, hardworking, compassionate
3. ends riot of 30,000 people with the army
4. NO ONE ever messes with Justinian AGAIN

Question 24

Justinian Reforms:

Answer 24

1. Rebuilds like Augustus did (construction of the Hagia Sophia)
2. Provides clean slate
3. Zeros in on corrupted tax collectors
4. Torture wealthy who don’t pay up
5. The legal code!

Question 25

Justinian’s legal code:

Answer 25

1. Called Corpis Juris Civilis
2. Composed of 4 books - Constitutionum, Institutiones, Novellae Constitutions, Digest
3. Theodora helped make the code more fair

Question 26

Keep principle of legal code

Answer 26

live honestly, injure none, give every man his due

Question 27

Translation of Corpis Juris Civilis

Answer 27

The body of the people’s law

Question 28

The Plague:

Answer 28

1. The 1st Bubonic plague
2. Justinian dies at 83
3. Greates Byzantine
4. After 100 years all conquered land is gone

Question 29

Establishes the Varagian Guard

Answer 29

Basil II

Question 30

Valhala:

Answer 30

Hundreds of the viking’s best fallen heros save the world during Ragnorok

Question 31

1st europeans to vistit North America

Answer 31

The Vikings

Question 32

The Ottoman Invasion Led By Sultan II :

Answer 32

1. In 1453
2. About the 24th attack
3. tough war
4. Roughly a dozen cannon were used to break wall
5. Becam a 2 fronted attack
6. Ottomans take hold

Question 33

Greek Fire:

Answer 33

Pumping air into oil chamber; ejectes and ingites by fire; highly useful