| A | B |
|---|
| Used to be Constantinople | Now is Istanbul, Turkey |
| Constantinople | capital of Eastern Roman Empire |
| Justinian | 16th Byzantine emperor |
| Corpus Juris Civilis | Code of Justinian |
| Theodora | Justinian's wife |
| Nika Rebellion | Riot in Constantinople in 532 |
| Hagia Sophia | Church of Holy Wisdom |
| Pendentive | joins a wall with the base of a dome |
| mosaic | picture of colored glass laid in plaster |
| Great Schism | split in Christian Church in 1054 |
| Catholic | Latin for "universal" |
| Orthodox | Greek for "correct" |
| icon | picture of important Christian or sacred event |
| mass | worship service |
| celibate | not married or having sex |
