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Byzantine Unit Review

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What was Justinian's Code?   Justinian’s Code was an organized collection and explanation of Roman laws used by the Byzantine Empire. It became the backbone of the legal system.  
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What was the Hagia Sophia?   It was the well-known church built by Justinian whose name means Holy Wisdom.  
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What was Justinian's greatest military achievement?   Regaining lands that had been previously lost to barbarian attacks.  
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Where was Constantinople located?   At the Eastern end of the Roman empire between Europe and Asia. It was surrounded on 3 sides with water and fortified by city walls.  
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How did Constantinople get rich?   It was the perfect place for trade.  
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How did Theodora help the empire?   Theodora encouraged Justinian to stay when people were outraged at the the tax increase and she improved women's rights.  
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How did Constantinople fall?   It was weakened from attacks.  
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What did the Byzantines preserve and pass on?   Greek culture and Roman laws  
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Constantinople was also known as what?   The New Rome  
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Who was the 1st Christian ruler of the Roman Empire   Constantine  
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Constantine is what present day city?   Istanbul  
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What is excommunication?   When the Pope (or patriarch) casts an official out  
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After the divide, the _________ section became known as the Byzantine Empire   Eastern  
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The Byzantine civilization was influenced by ________________, ____________________, and _________________cultures   Greek, Roman, and Christian  
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Most of the population of the Byzantine Empire was was _________________________.   Greek  
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What are icons?   Icons are paintings of Jesus and other holy people  
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Why were mosaics created?   Mosaics were created to honor saints and emperors.  
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What does an iconoclast do to icons?   An iconoclast opposes the use of icons and destroys them.  
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When did the Iconoclastic Controversy happen?   The Iconoclastic Controversy preceded (or happened right before) the Great Schism  
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What was the dispute about that split the medieval Christian church?   The dispute that split the medieval Christian church was due to Orthodox Christian’s not accepting the Roman Catholic Pope’s claim to supreme power.  
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