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Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire |
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What is the difference between the "Eastern Roman Empire" and the "Byzantine Empire"? |
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There isn't one...it's the same thing. |
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One reason that Constantinople was chosen as the new capital was that it put the emperor closer to the ___________ frontier. |
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The new capital was ___________ from the Germanic invaders |
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Constantinople was in a great location, at a crossroads of ____________. |
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Constantinople was easily fortified, and located on a natural ________________. |
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The Empire that eventually conquered the Byzantines. |
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True or false: The Byzantine Empire is responsible for preserving much of the Greek and Roman culture. |
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The first emperor to codify the Roman laws |
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The Emperor who ruled over the Byzantine Empire at its highest and most successful point. |
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Modern legal codes are based in part on this law code. |
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The Code of Justinian (Justinian's Code) |
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True or false: The Byzantines were sometimes successful at recapturing old Western Roman territories. |
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True or false: Byzantine trade expanded under Justinian |
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The type of Christianity that developed out of the Byzantine Empire. |
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Greek Orthodox Christianity |
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The process by which the Byzantine Emperors funded and supported art and architecture. |
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The two main inspirations for Byzantine art were: |
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(1) Christianity; (2) Imperial power |
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A Greek/Byzantine religious image. |
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An image made of tiny tiles that was common in the Byzantine empire. |
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The most famous building in the Byzantine Empire |
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The primary language of the Byzantine Empire |
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The place where Greek and Roman knowledge was preserved by the Byzantines. |
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What eventually happened to the Christian church after the fall of Western Rome? |
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The Eastern church was centered in _______________, the Western Church was centered in ____________________. (cities) |
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The Eastern church used _________ language in its liturgy; the Western Church used __________ language. |
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This church followed the Pope after the split. |
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The Western/Roman/Latin/Catholic Church |
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This church followed the Patriarch after the split. |
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The Eastern/Byzantine/Greek/Orthodox Church |
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This church practiced celibacy for Church leadership. |
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The Roman/Western/Latin/Catholic Church |
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The modern European country that was most influenced by the Byzantine Empire. |
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The primary Byzantine trade routes which affected Russia. |
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Baltic to Black Sea trade routes. |
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This man introduced the Greek alphabet to the Slavic (Russian/Ukrainian) peoples, which is why it is officially called the "Cyrillic" Alphabet |
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