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| Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire |
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| What is the difference between the "Eastern Roman Empire" and the "Byzantine Empire"? |
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| There isn't one...it's the same thing. |
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| One reason that Constantinople was chosen as the new capital was that it put the emperor closer to the ___________ frontier. |
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| The new capital was ___________ from the Germanic invaders |
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| Constantinople was in a great location, at a crossroads of ____________. |
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| Constantinople was easily fortified, and located on a natural ________________. |
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| The Empire that eventually conquered the Byzantines. |
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| True or false: The Byzantine Empire is responsible for preserving much of the Greek and Roman culture. |
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| The first emperor to codify the Roman laws |
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| The Emperor who ruled over the Byzantine Empire at its highest and most successful point. |
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| Modern legal codes are based in part on this law code. |
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| The Code of Justinian (Justinian's Code) |
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| True or false: The Byzantines were sometimes successful at recapturing old Western Roman territories. |
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| True or false: Byzantine trade expanded under Justinian |
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| The type of Christianity that developed out of the Byzantine Empire. |
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| Greek Orthodox Christianity |
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| The process by which the Byzantine Emperors funded and supported art and architecture. |
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| The two main inspirations for Byzantine art were: |
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| (1) Christianity; (2) Imperial power |
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| A Greek/Byzantine religious image. |
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| An image made of tiny tiles that was common in the Byzantine empire. |
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| The most famous building in the Byzantine Empire |
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| The primary language of the Byzantine Empire |
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| The place where Greek and Roman knowledge was preserved by the Byzantines. |
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| What eventually happened to the Christian church after the fall of Western Rome? |
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| The Eastern church was centered in _______________, the Western Church was centered in ____________________. (cities) |
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| The Eastern church used _________ language in its liturgy; the Western Church used __________ language. |
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| This church followed the Pope after the split. |
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| The Western/Roman/Latin/Catholic Church |
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| This church followed the Patriarch after the split. |
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| The Eastern/Byzantine/Greek/Orthodox Church |
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| This church practiced celibacy for Church leadership. |
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| The Roman/Western/Latin/Catholic Church |
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| The modern European country that was most influenced by the Byzantine Empire. |
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| The primary Byzantine trade routes which affected Russia. |
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| Baltic to Black Sea trade routes. |
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| This man introduced the Greek alphabet to the Slavic (Russian/Ukrainian) peoples, which is why it is officially called the "Cyrillic" Alphabet |
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