Byzantine Empire

Conquered the Byzantine Empire; captured Constantinople in 1453 and renamed it Istanbul.

• Ottoman Empire
• Persian Empire
• Mongol Empire
• Roman Empire

Western Roman Empire finally fell when groups of which people invaded from northern Europe?

• Celtic

• Germanic

• Egyptian

• Slavic

This law code served as the basis for law for the next 900 years and was one of the most important legacies of the Byzantine Empire?

• Justinian Code
• Napoleonic Code
• Magna Carta
• Hammurabi Code

Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople?

• Julius Caesar
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Alexander the Great
• Emperor Constantine

the Cathedral of holy wisdom in Constantinople, built by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian. It was converted to a mosque.

• synagogue
• Hagia Sophia

• temple
• church

What is an Icon?

• Preachers

• Small religious paintings used to aid in devotion

• Famous people

• Gods worshiped by followers

Which art work was mostly used in the Byzantine empire?

• paintings
• mosaics
• calligraphy
• sculptures

What language was spoken in the Byzantine empire?

• Latin
• Arabic
• Persian
• Greek

What religion did the Byzantine Empire use?

• Islam

• Protestant

• Roman catholic

• Greek orthodox

Who was the head of the Roman Catholic (western) Church?

• Archbishop
• Cardinal
• Pope
• Bishop