Chapter 12 Lesson 3

The Byzantine Empire reached the height of its power

legal scholar who worked to create a new code of laws

emperor who provided his nephew with an education, adopted him, and made him his chief advisor

The new capital of the Roman Empire was Constantinople, which was formerly the city of

The Byzantine military conquered territories once part of the Roman Empire that included

When Justinian became emperor, he realized that the empire’s laws were

When it was first established, the city of Constantinople

arguably the greatest of the Byzantine emperors; served A.D. 527–565

helped Byzantine women win more legal rights

general who strengthened and reorganized the Byzantine army