| Byz. Emp Facts/Definitions 1 |
Byzantine Empire Factoids 1 |
Byz Emp Facts/Definitions 2 |
Byzantine Empire Factoids 2 |
| Byzantine Emperor | Justinian | Roman Catholic Church | Pope is religious head of church |
| Theodora | Justinians powerful wife | Reason for Schism | Who had the most power Pope or emperor |
| Constantinople | Capital of Byzantine Empire | Saints Cyril and Methodius | Missionaries who spread Greek Orthodox religion to Russia also created the Cyrillic Alphabet |
| Constantinople | Crossroads of trade | Cyrillic Alphabet | Created by Saint Cyril |
| Justinian | Created law code | Religious Painting | Icon |
| Hagia Sophia | Created by Justinian | Religious artwork made of glass and tile | Mosaic |
| Justinian | Reconquered Spain, North Africa, and Italy | Example of Byzantine Architecture | Hagia Sophia |
| Ottoman Turks | Conquered Byzantine Empire in 1453 AD | City known as the cross roads of trade | Constantinople |
| Greek Orthodox Church | Spoke Greek in church services | Ivan III | Kicked Mongols out of Russia |
| Head of the greek Orthodox Church | Patriarch | Who were the Golden Horde | The Mongols |
| Could marry and divorce | Greek Orthodox Chruch | What language was spoken in the Roman Catholic Church | Latin |
| Greek Orthodox Church | Schism with Roman Catholic Church | What was the focus of Byzantine Art | Religion |
| Did not use Icons | Greek Orthodox Church | Greek Orthodox Church | Centered in Constantinople |
