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| 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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