Byzantine Empire

1. Byzantine Empire

3. Byzantine Culture - 10 • Which best describes Byzantine culture? • Greek, many cities, a lot of trade, wealthy • Latin, mostly rural, agriculture, less wealthy • English, suburban, technology, filthy stinking rich • Arabic, mostly cities, agriculture, wealthy

4. Byzantine Culture– 10 A- Greek, many cities, a lot of trade, wealthy

5. Byzantine Culture- 20 • Which factor gave Constantinople the biggest advantage for trade? • Fertile soil • Good location • Mineral resources • Well-organized banks

6. Byzantine Culture– 20 B- Good location

7. Byzantine Culture - 30 • Hippo means “horse.” What events took place in the hippodrome?

8. Byzantine Culture– 30 Chariot Races

9. Byzantine Culture- 40 • What event led to the rebuilding of Constantinople?

10. Byzantine Culture – 40 The Blues and Greens rioted against the Byzantine Empire for a week leaving much of the city destroyed

11. Byzantine Culture - 50 • What did the near destruction of Constantinople allow Justinian to do?

12. Answer 1 – 50 Allowed Justinian to rebuild the city on a grand scale including new roads, bridges, and public works projects

13. Byzantine Religion - 10 • What was the foundation of the Byzantine Empire? • Social welfare programs • Hunting and gathering • Christianity • Oil

14. Byzantine Religion– 10 C- Christianity was the foundation of the empire

15. Byzantine Religion- 20 • When Constantine moved the capitol of the Roman Empire, what did he want? • The new capital to be the religious center of the empire as well as a trading hub • A new car!!! • To split and divide the empire • To split from the Roman Catholic Church

16. Byzantine Religion– 20 A- The new capital to be the religious center of the empire as well as a trading hub

17. Byzantine Religion- 30 • Who had control of the church and church officials in the Byzantine Empire?

18. Byzantine Religion– 30 • The Emperor who had power over the patriarchs

19. Byzantine Religion- 40 • When the Pope crowned the Holy Roman Emperor, the Byzantines were angry because they felt that… • Their empress should rule the remains of the Roman Empire • The patriarch should have been asked for his opinion • Their empress would be forced to marry • The new emperor would invade their territory

20. Byzantine Religion– 40 A- Their empress should rule the remains of the Roman Empire

21. Byzantine Religion- 50 • What resulted in 1054, after the Pope and the patriarch excommunicated members of each other’s clergy?

22. Byzantine Religion– 50 Both Catholic and Orthodox churches completely split

23. East v. West- 10 • What was the official language of the Byzantine Empire? • Greek • Latin • Arabic • English

24. East v. West– 10 • Greek

25. East v. West- 20 • What was the main way Constantinople made money?

26. Byzantine Empire– 20 Through trade and commerce

27. East v. West- 30 • The Byzantine Empire had more social programs than the Roman Empire. What would the unemployed do for food? • Scavenge the lands for dead animals and valuable trinkets to trade • Eat road kill • Cannibalism • Serve the city by sweeping streets or weeding public gardens

28. East v. West– 30 D- The Emperor would feed the unemployed in return for public service

29. East v. West- 40 • What would the Romans attend for entertainment?

30. Answer 3 – 40 Attend Gladiatorial contests at the Coliseum

31. East v. West- 50 • Why was the capital of the Roman Empire moved and when was it moved?

32. East v. West– 50 Constantine moved the capital to be closer to Asian trade markets, better military protection, and located around land and sea trade routes. It was moved in 330 CE

33. Justinian- 10 • Who was Justinian’s wife?

34. Justinian– 10 Theodora

35. Justinian- 20 • Justinian built the Hagia Sophia as a… • Hospital • Market • Palace • Church

36. Justinian– 20 D- A church

37. Justinian- 30 • What event led Justinian to start a major public works program? • The pope announced a visit • Economic collapse left many jobless • Marriage to Theodora brought wealth • Violent riots destroyed the city

38. Justinian– 30 D- Violent riots destroyed the city

39. Justinian- 40 • During the violent riots, Justinian made a major decision with the help of his wife. It helped keep the empire together. What was this decision?

40. Justinian– 40 To stay in Constantinople showing that he was still in charge. If he left it would demonstrate that the rioters drove away the leader of the empire which could’ve ended the Byzantine Empire

41. Justinian- 50 • What was Justinian’s greatest legacy and why was it important? • Hint- JUSTinian

42. Justinian– 50 Justinian’s Code- organized set of laws that would become the basis of laws in many European countries

43. Mr. Faehnrich- 10 • Where is Mr. Faehnrich from? • Canada • Michigan • Ohio • California

44. Mr. Faehnrich– 10

45. Mr. Faehnrich- 20 • How do you spell Mr. Faehnrich’s last name?

46. Mr. Faehnrich– 20 F-A-E-H-N-R-I-C-H

47. Mr. Faehnrich- 30 • What did Mr. Faehnrich do before he started teaching at SOAR?

48. Mr. Faehnrich – 30 https://instagram.com/p/ngVYiXtFmo9-GKV-59-fEdpQKEcxMxm3L5bLY0/

49. Mr. Faehnrich- 40 • What is the greatest film of all time? • Star Wars- The Empire Strikes Back • Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark • Nacho Libre • The Notebook

50. Answer 5 – 40