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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was justinian famous for | He was famous for the justinan code and rebuilding the hagia sophia |
| who founded constantinople | constantine |
| 456? | The fall of rome |
| What did basil the third do to prisoners | he took 99 men and cut out their eyes but left the one hundreth man with 1 eye and that person had to guide the 99 blind men home |
| who was the last emperor | Constantine the 11th |
| What are the dark ages | When no art or discoveries were being made in the world |
| What was the great schisim | When the roman catholic and greek orthodox churches separated |
| Why did the churches separate | icons |
| What did leo want to do | he apointed emperor arthemius which impacted the empire greately |
| What did the people call justinian | gods co-ruler |
| 1456 | The fall of the byzantine empire |
| How did the empirer fall | The empire was captured by the ottoman turks and renamed istanbul |