| A | B |
|---|
| Justian | a great Byzantine emperor/his death marked the decline of the Byzantine empire |
| patriarch | a religious leader of the Church of Constantinople |
| icon | a painting of a saint or holy person |
| Constantinople | the capital of the Byzantine empire |
| strait | narrow passage linking two bodies of water |
| Theodora | involved in women's rights |
| Code of Justinian | system of laws |
| The Bosporus | links Europe and Asia |
| Constantine | first Christian emperor of the Roman empire |
| Pope | believed people should pray to the saints |
| Church of Constantinople | believed people should pray to God |
