Question | Answer |
Constantinople | Sat at a crossroads of land and sea routes. It's great wealth came from trade Capital of The Byzantine Empire |
Justinian | Ruled from 527-565 wanted to revive ancient Rome by recovering lands that had been over run by invaders His wife was Theodora |
Justinian's code | organized the laws of ancient Rome it was a collection that included laws passed by Roman assemblies |
Theodora | Justinian's wife/actress a shrewd politician, also an adviser and co ruler to her husband made steps for womens' rights |
Hagia Sophia | means "Holy Wisdom" stands at the cultural crossroads, Istanbul |
icons | holy images |
Great Schism | the split between eastern and western christianty |
Western Christianty | became Roman Catholic |
Eastern Christianity | became Orthodox |
Aristocrats | a sole ruler with all the authority |
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