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Byzantine Empire
People places events 450 - 1300
Question | Answer |
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The battle of _______ halted the spread of Islam throughout Europe | Tours |
King ______________, nicknamed “the hammer”, defeated the Muslim army at Tours. | Charles Martel |
__________ , the Byzantine Emperor in 1057, called upon Pope Urban II to help repel the Turkish Muslim threat. | Alexis I |
The ______________ were a series of wars launched by European Christians aimed at re-conquering the Holy Lands from the Muslims. | Crusades |
Name the capital city of the Byzantine Empire. | Constantinople |
Name the Emperor who recovered much of the western territory that was lost after the collapse of Rome. | Justinian I |
Name Justinian’s wife. Why did she not have the best reputation? | Theodora--Her social class and occupation |
What happened to the Church of Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) after the conquest of Muslim Turks? | Converted to a Mosque |
This was a compilation of Roman Law that reflected Christian principles, civil, and criminal laws? | Justinian's Code |
What were The Bishops of Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Antioch | The Pentarchy |
Which city’s “Patriarch” became the sole leader of the Orthodox Church? | Constantinople |
This split between the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church and Western Roman Catholic Church occurred in 1054? | The Great Schism |
What was Constantinople renamed? | Istanbul |