Lesson 6

What do these places have in common? • parts of North Africa • Italy • southeastern Spain

Justinian I won them back for the empire

What was the power structure of the Byzantine Empire in religious matters?

The emperor had power over the patriarch

Who were the Blues and the Greens?

fans of opposing teams

In the Middle Ages, what is one way in which the Divine Liturgy was different from the Roman Catholic mass?

it could be in the local language

Why did Emperor Leo III establish a policy of iconoclasm?

people were wrongly worshiping the icons as if they were divine

What resulted in 1054, after the pope and patriarch excommunicated members of each other's clergy?

the Orthodox Church and Catholic Churches completely split

Rule of the Roman Empire was divided between two emperors until

the fall of Rome

When the pope crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman emperor, the Byzan nes were angry because they felt that

their empress should rule the remains of the Roman Empire

Which event led Justinian I to start a major public works program?

violent riots destroyed the city

For about how long did the Roman Empire have capitals or government opera ons in both the East and the West?

146 years (300 CE - 446 CE)

By the time Charlemagne became Holy Roman emperor, how many years had passed without a Roman emperor in the west?

324 years (476 CE - 800 CE

Which event on the meline happened during the me that the Byzan ne Empire did not allow icons?

800 Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman emperor

Justnian built Hagia Sophia as a

Church

The Eastern Orthodox missionary Saint Cyril is remembered for creating the Cyrillic

Cyrillic Alphabet

Which factor gave Constantinople the biggest advantage for trade?

Good location

Which sentence best describes the lives of the jobless in Constantinople?

They worked for exchange for bread from the emperor

The best sub-headings for two columns in the chart below are

Western and Eastern

What was Justinian's Code?

an organized set of laws

Hippo means "horse." Which events took place in the Hippodrome?

chariot races