Basics | Justinian | In the East | Miscellaneous | Fall of the Empire |
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Strait
What is a narrow body of water that cuts across land to connect two larger bodies of water called?
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Grow and unity of the empire
What was Justinians great accomplishment?
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Greek
What was the language of the Byzantines?
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Access to trade
Why was Constantinople's location so important?
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Rome/Europe/West
Where did the scholars escape to after the fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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An entire way of life
What is culture?
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Restore Rome/Unite the Empire
What was Justinian's ultimate goal?
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Walls & Moat
What two things protected Constantinople?
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Greek Fire
What is the name of the heavily burning, water-resistant chemical mixture used to defend Constantinople from invading ships?
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Asia, Africa, Europe
At its height, what three continents did the Byzantine Empire expand to?
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Asia & Europe
The Byzantine Empire was a crossroads for what two continents.
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They are like idols
Why were some against religious icons?
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It's location
What caused Constantinople to be so successful?
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Split of the Christian chrurch into two
What was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Cryllic Alphabet
The Byzantines impact language because of their development of what?
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Rome/Roman Empire
Which region had the greatest influence on the historical and cultural development of the Byzantine Empire?
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Hagia Sofia
What was the name of Justinian's greatest architectural accomplishment?
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Bosphorus Strait
What was the name of the strait that Constantinople was located on?
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Eastern Europe
Where did the Byzantine missionaries travel to share their faith?
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Religion/Eastern Othrodox Christianity
What was the biggest impact the Byzantine Empire had on Russia?
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The Great Schism
What was the spilt between the Eastern and Western Christian churches called?
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Unify the laws
Why was the Justinian Code created?
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity
What religion had the largest influence on Byzantine culture?
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Roman Catholic
What was the religion of the west?
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Gunpowder
What invention helped the Ottomans finally break through the walls of Constantinople?
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