A | B |
Justinian | Strongest Byzantine Emperor |
Theodora | Wife of Justinian- His Advisor and Co-ruler |
Justinian Code | Set of Roman laws put together by the Byzantines |
Hagia Sophia | Byzantine church |
Eastern Orthodox | Type of Christianity practiced in the Byzantine Empire |
Roman Catholic | Type of Christianity practiced in Western Europe |
Ottoman Turks | Group that conquered Constantinople |
Constantinople | Capital of Byzantine Empire |
Belisarius | Most famous Byzantine general |
Bosporus Strait | Narrow body of water east of Constantinople |
Icons | Religious images |
Mosaics | Art made of pieces of glass or stone put together |
Cyrillic | Type of alphabet developed by Byzantine brothers |
Constantine | Roman emperor who moved the Roman capital to Byzantium |
Byzantium | Former name of Constantinople |
Turkey | Modern-day country where Constantinople was located |
Patriarch of Constantinople | Religious leader of the Eastern Orthodox church |
Greek | Language of the Byzantine Empire |
Latin | Language of the Roman Empire |
Pope | Religious leader of the Roman Catholic church |