| A | B |
|---|
| Justinian | Emperor who regained Roman land for the Byzantine Empire. |
| Justinian Code | Laws to regulate Byzantium society |
| Hagia Sophia | A rebuilt Christian church in Constantinople. |
| Patriarch | Leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church. |
| Pope | Leader of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| icons | religious images |
| excommunication | Declared an outcast of the church. |
| Cyrillic alphabet | alphabet for the Slavic languages. |
| Constantine | First emperor of Byzantine Empire. |
| Constantinople | Capital city of Byzantine Empire. |
| Byzantium | The Eastern Empire of the divided Roman Empire. |
| Hippodrome | A large stadium featuring chariot races. |
| Eastern Orthodox | Christian religion of Byzantine Empire. |
| Roman Catholic | Christian religion of Roman Empire, later western part of Byzantine Empire. |
