| 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 |
