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Unit 11(Byzantines)
The Byzantine Empire and the Early Slavic Peoples
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The eastern 1/2 of the Roman Empire eventually became known as this | Byzantine Empire |
| The most famous emperor of the Byzantine Empire. He built the empire to its largest size, built the Hagia Sophia, and reorganized the law code | Justinian |
| The wife of Justinian. She helped him put down a taxpayer revolt and pushed for the improvement of women's rights. Seen by some as a co-empress. | Theodora |
| Capital of the Byzantine Empire. Strategically located along trade routes between Europe and Asia | Constantinople |
| Church of Holy Wisdom. Built by Justinian using groundbreaking architectural techniques. | Hagia Sophia |
| reorganization of laws under the Byzantine Empire. Helped preserve Roman law | Justinian's Code |
| Byzantine missionaries helped spread this branch of Christianity to the Slavic peoples. | Eastern Orthodox |
| Spread of goods/ideas between cultures. Example: The Byzantine Empire's spreading of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Justinian's Code, the word czar and the Cyrillic alphabet to the Slavs | cultural diffusion |
| written language developed by Byzantine missionaries to help spread Christianity to the Slavic peoples | Cyrillic |
| The Russian people eventually called their leaders this (derived from a Roman word) | czar |
| The largest contribution of the Byzantine Empire might be that they preserved | Greek and Roman culture |
| Many Slavic people were cut off from Western Europe after they were conquered by this group. | Mongols |