2022.2023.Byzantine Empire Review Flashcardizz

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What was the name of the code that unified Byzantine and western Roman empire?

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Justinian's Code

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Constantinople served as a center for what two cultures? (Options: Greece and Rome, Persia and Rome, Phoenicia and Rome, Greece and Hebrew)

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Greece and Rome

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Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?

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Trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa

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Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian: Hagia Sophia, National Cathedral, Notre Dame, Taj Mahal

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Hagia Sophia

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Who was the famous lady that influenced her husband to increase some legal rights of women?

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Theodora

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Why is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?

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It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.

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Who split (divided) the Roman Empire in 2?

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Diocletian

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Which groups had the most influence on the government, culture and beliefs of the Byzantine Empire? Options: Arians, Huns and Vandals; Muslims and Persians; Jews and Visigoths; Romans, Greeks and Christians.

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Romans, Greeks and Christians

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What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

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Constantinople

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One economic advantage of naming Constantinople as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was that it __________

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was located near trade routes between Europe and Asia.