SS Chapter 14 Study Guide

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The following statement correctly describes Justinian's impact on the Byzantine empire: Under Justinian, the Byzantine Empire reached its largest size ever

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Under Justinian, the Byzantine Empire reached its largest size ever

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Justinian believed __________ was to blame for the loss of so much of the Roman Empire

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negligence

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This was a major factor in the decline of the Byzantine Empire: arrival of invaders, disease, disagreement among city states, poor weapons

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arrival of invaders

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This Byzantine emperor built Hagia Sophia

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Justinian

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The Byzantine capital of Constantinople was located

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along the Bosporus Strait

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Constantinople's location made it an ideal destination for traders hoping to buy products from

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Asia

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Constantinople's moats were

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trenches filled with water

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Even after the foreign invaders began taking control of much of the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine emperors still held onto

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modern Greece, western Turkey and Constantinople

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Why did the use of icons angered iconoclasts?

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they believed using icons was like worshipping objects

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What power did the Byzantine emperor have over the Patriarch of Constantinople?

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he could remove him