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The Byzantine Empire (Flocabulary)

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1
The people of the Byzantine Empire were famous for portraits that combined religion with art known as
mosaics
frescoes
icons
murals
2
The location of Constantinople made it a place
where it rained nearly all of the time
where no army could ever invade
far from the influence of the Pope
where Eastern and Western cultures collided
3
The Great Schism split apart the
Christian Church
city of Constantinople
Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire
4
During the Byzantine Empire the people of Constantinople spoke
Latin
Turkish
Greek
Roman
5
During the middle ages, the city of Constantinople was
the home of the Pope
protected by high mountains and deserts
the holiest city to Christians
the largest city in the world
6
What did Diocletian do to change the way the Roman Empire was ruled?
He gave lands in the east to a co-emperor.
He started the first ever Roman dynasty.
He proclaimed himself "the ruler for life."
He allowed a council of Germanic tribes to rule the empire.
7
In the Byzantine Empire, an iconoclast was someone who
was famous enough to be worshipped
thought icons were just fine
wanted icons destroyed
made icons out of metal
8
Theodora and her husband had what famous church built?
Mecca
Kaaba
Hagia Sophia
Cathedral of St. Paul
9
Theodora passed a series of laws that
made her more powerful than her husband
increased rights for women
helped the rich get even richer
outlawed all religions but Christianity
10
Who overran Constantinople and ended the Byzantine Empire in 1453?
Ottoman Turks
Christian Crusaders
Mongols
Seljuk Turks