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What was Constantine's name for the new Capital city?
What was Constantine's name for the new Capital city?
New Rome, Constantinopolis
What specific features allowed the city to grow so rich?
What specific features allowed the city to grow so rich?
Name 3 geographical features of Constantinople that made it an extremely difficult city to conquer.
Name 3 geographical features of Constantinople that made it an extremely difficult city to conquer.
Who built the aqueduct system that supplied water to the city?
Who built the aqueduct system that supplied water to the city?
Valens
What group captured Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire, and in WHAT YEAR?
What group captured Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire, and in WHAT YEAR?
The Ottoman Turks, 1453
What was the problem with Byzantium as a site to build a capital city?
What was the problem with Byzantium as a site to build a capital city?
No FRESH water!
What did the Byzantines call themselves and WHY?
What did the Byzantines call themselves and WHY?
Greeks or Romans
In the Byzantine Empire, the Christian population tended to speak what language and WHY?
In the Byzantine Empire, the Christian population tended to speak what language and WHY?
Greek, because they always had!
What language was spoken by the elite in the Byzantine Empire?
What language was spoken by the elite in the Byzantine Empire?
Latin
Name 3 military innovations the Byzantines used against their enemies
Name 3 military innovations the Byzantines used against their enemies
Greek Fire, Trebuchet, Iron chain
What Roman emperor became a Christian and stopped the persecution of Christians?
What Roman emperor became a Christian and stopped the persecution of Christians?
Constantine
Name three major things Constantine did that dramatically changed the history of the Roman Empire
Name three major things Constantine did that dramatically changed the history of the Roman Empire
Moved capital, Christianity, Unified the Empire
According to most historians, what marked the beginning of the Middle Ages?
According to most historians, what marked the beginning of the Middle Ages?
The Fall of Rome in 476
What were three reasons for the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
What were three reasons for the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
Explain why the Hagia Sophia was such an impressive AND important building.
Explain why the Hagia Sophia was such an impressive AND important building.
Who was the Emperor that creates a new system of laws for the Byzantine Empire?
Who was the Emperor that creates a new system of laws for the Byzantine Empire?
Justinian
Who were the traditional enemies of the Byzantines?
Who were the traditional enemies of the Byzantines?
The Persians (Sassanids)
Why might the Islamic Empire not have been as susceptible to the plague as European empires like the Byzantines?
Why might the Islamic Empire not have been as susceptible to the plague as European empires like the Byzantines?
Medicine, Hospitals, Quarantine
Explain this quote: 'Constantinople was the biggest, strongest and most enlightened city of medieval Christendom'
Explain this quote: 'Constantinople was the biggest, strongest and most enlightened city of medieval Christendom'
What caused the split of the Christian church, also called trhe Schism of 1054?
What caused the split of the Christian church, also called trhe Schism of 1054?
The Pope banished the Emperor but the Byzantine people felt he didn;t have the right to do that.
Explain Justinian's view of Christian churches.
Explain Justinian's view of Christian churches.
They were a statement of the authorith and power of the Christian Church, God AND the Emperor!
What was Justinian's view of HIS role in Christianity?
What was Justinian's view of HIS role in Christianity?
He believed he was the head of the Church AND it was his job to spread Christianity.
What event happened in 552 AD/CE to add to Justinian's legacy?
What event happened in 552 AD/CE to add to Justinian's legacy?
SIlkworms were smuggled out of China!
Why didn;t some people think Theodora was fit to be an empress?
Why didn;t some people think Theodora was fit to be an empress?
Because she came from a family of performers and was rumored to be a prostitute
Describe Justinian's legacy.
Describe Justinian's legacy.
According to Procopius, how many people PER DAY were dying of the Plague in Constantinople?
According to Procopius, how many people PER DAY were dying of the Plague in Constantinople?
10,000
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