7th Grade World History Review (Byzantine Empire)

The Eastern Roman Empire is more often called ______.

Byzantine Empire

By the twelfth century, the Byzantine Empire had expanded again and became Europe's greatest center of ______

Commerce

The Crusades began when Byzantine Emperor _______ asked Christian states in Europe to help fight against the Muslim Turks.

Constantine

The Byzantines charged taxes on goods that went through ______ and quickly became rich.

Constantinople

The capital of the Byzantine Empire was ____________.

Constantinople

The Christian Church became known as the ____, where Greek was spoken.

Eastern Orthodox Church

The Justinian Code was used by most modern _______ as a basis for their legal system.

European countries

Under the reign of Heraclius, the empire's military and administration were restructured and adopted _________ for official use.

Greek

The ______ was a stadium used for horse and chariot racing.

Hippodrome

The rise of _____ around 600s. Unified Arab groups grew throughout the empire, taking over Syria and Palestine.

Islam

In 527, the Byzantine emperor _____ aimed at regaining control of Italy and restoring the old Roman Empire once again.

Justinian

A team was put together to develop _____, an organized collection of Roman laws with explanations.

Justinian's Code

The Roman Catholic Church in the West used the ____ language.

Latin

Some of the great conquests of the Justinian era were

North Africa, Italy, and Syria

The two forms of Christianity that emerged from the Eastern Roman Empire were

Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox

The Byzantines preserved traditions in both ______ and _____ culture.

Roman; Greek

______ was the wife of Justinian, her intelligence helped to advance the Empire.

Theodora

In 1453, the Byzantine Empire was taken over by the ___.

Turks

The Justinian Code was

a how-to manual on democracy and lawmaking

Around 700 CE, a Byzantine emperor outlawed praying to ____ because he thought it was a violation of God's commandments.

idols

Justinian accomplished the rebuilding ___ _____

of Constantinople

Justinian built a

powerful military

Justinian formed a

strong central government