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Byzantine Empire
Blue Team -- Byzantine Empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Diocletian | Emperor who divided the Roman Empire in 280 |
| Constantine | Emperor who built Constantinople |
| Constantinople | Capitol city of Byzantine Empire |
| Istanbul | Name of Constantinople today |
| Christianity | Became the religion of Rome under Constantine |
| Eastern Empire | Part of Rome that stayed powerful until 1453 |
| Western Empire | Part of Rome that fell in 476 |
| Byzantine Empire | Another name for the Eastern Empire |
| Justinian | Greatest emperor of the Byzantine Empire |
| Justinian's Code | Collection of all Roman Laws |
| Due Process | Roman laws still used today |
| Pendentives | Triangles that support a dome on a square base |
| Greek and Roman Achievements | The Byzantine Empire preserved these |
| Isidore and Anthemius | Architects of Hagia Sophia |
| Hagia Sophia | Means "Holy Wisdom" in greek |
| Arches | Used in Roman architecture |
| Post and Beam | Used in Greek architecture |
| Pendentives | Architecture that combines Greek and Roman designs |
| Hagia Sophia | World's largest church until 1520 |
| Ottoman Turks | Invaded the Byzantine Empire in 1453 |
| Orthodox Christianity | Byzantine form of Christianity |
| Roman Catholic Pope | Byzantine Christians did not accept his power |
| Russia | Greatly influenced by cultural diffusion with the Byzantine Empire |
| Orthodox Christianity | Byzantines brought this to Russia |
| Idea of a ruler with absolute power | Byzantines brought this to Russia |