Chapter 6: The Byzantine Empire
What was the relationship between the Byzantine religion and government?Church and state were united.
Church and state were united.
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What was most important about Justinian's Code?
It created a systematic body of law.
After the riots of 532, who was responsible for rebuilding Constantinople?
Justinian
Compare and contrast medieval Europe and the Byzantine Empire by completing the Venn diagram. List similarities in the overlapping parts of the ovals, and differences in the parts of the ovals that do not overlap. Include information on each of these topics: • work and wealth • cultural influences • power • religion
Possible answers: Work and wealth: ME: agricultural, not as wealthy as BE; BE: wealthier, more cities and trade. Cultural influences: ME: Frankish and Germanic influences, spoke Latin; BE: Greek influences, spoke Greek. Power: ME: strong influence of pope and church; BE: different religious leaders than ME. Religion: both are Christian; ME: icons, pope proclaimed emperor; BE: iconoclasm, rejected pope's ruling
Around the drawing of an Eastern Orthodox church, use each given word to write a sentence about that topic in the related box.
Student should write three sentences about the given topics that incorporate the given words.
5. What conclusion can you draw from this passage? The Byzantines viewed the emperor not just as the head of the government but as the living representative of God and Jesus Christ.
The Byzantine Empire united church and state.
Which of the following events happened first? The Roman pope excommunicated Cerularius. The Roman and eastern churches split. The Roman capital moved to Byzantium. The Roman Empire fell.
The Roman capital moved to Byzantium.
In religious matters, what best describes the power structure in the Byzantine Empire?
The emperor had power over the patriarch.
What best describes the economic situation of people in Constantinople?
The poor worked in exchange for bread.
2. Consider this about Constantinople: • It was surrounded on three sides by water. • It was located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. • Its harbor could be easily guarded against attack. • It was 800 miles east of Rome. How can you best characterize these features of Constantinople?
They are geographic features.
Byzantine emperor Leo III established the policy of iconoclasm because...?
he thought people were worshiping pictures rather than God.
What does the dome of Hagia Sophia represent?
heaven
The Eastern Orthodox Church...?
separated from the Roman Catholic Church.
