Byzantine Empire

This religion emerged in the Byzantine Empire and spread to Russia.

Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea

Disputes between the Eastern Orthodox Church & the Western Roman Catholic Church were due to

The action of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.

Celibacy was eventually accepted in the

 The breaking of images; a religious controversy of the 8th Century

Byzantium, the new capital of the Roman Empire, was renamed

A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity.

The Medieval disease that ravaged Europe and killed a third of its population.

Constantinople, was good location due to its proximity to the eastern frontier because

The Byzantine Empire impacted the culture of what modern day country?

Original name of the alphabet introduced to the Slavs

Caused a labor shortage in Constantinople.

 Justinian's top general who reconquered much of Africa and tried to reconquer Europe

Religious images are also known as

Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire by marriage to Emperor Justinian I. 

Ashoka and Constantine were military geniuses, they both converted to a new religion. 

Germanic invaders were mostly invading the Roman Empire in the _____, so the ____ was more safe

The learning from these empires was preserved in Byzantine libraries

Most art in the Byzantine Empire was inspired by the Emperor and royalty, as well as

The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultures of

Bishop of the Orthodox Christian churches who is very high in rank.

Larva of various species of moths, indigenous to Asia and Africa but now domesticated and raised for silk production

This man was the church leader in the west

Which church was closer to the seat (capital) of the Byzantine Empire?

All of these are reasons for Byzantine Empire Success except:

The man responsible for moving the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium and renaming it

Byzantine domed church in Constantinople (Istanbul)

This man was the church leader in the east

Language used in Eastern Orthodox church services

Constantinople was the seat of the Byzantine Empire until it was taken over by

Constantinople was on a peninsula so it was a/an

All of these were causes of the decline of the Byzantine Empire except

While the West spoke mostly ________, the East spoke mostly Greek.

Constantinople was easily accessible by waterways and by land routes, making it

In what year did the Western half of the Roman Empire fall?

Conquered Constantinople by using a new weapon the "canon".

 Issued Edict of Milan 

Promised to save Israel he was from the line of David who would establish God's rule. Name "Jesus" AKA

Emperor of Russia

Another name for the Eastern Roman Empire is

Moses received them from the top of a mountain from God; Christians and Jews followed them; laws of God

This art, created with small pieces of glass, could be found on public and religious structures

The East-West Schism, also called the 

Christian followers in the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire); split from Roman Catholic Church in 1054 to

Official language of the Eastern Orthodox Church

All of these are accomplishments of Justinian EXCEPT