A | B |
Queen of the cities | Constantinople |
Justinian | Greatest Byzantine Emperor |
Mosaic | Picture made from bits of colored glass/stone |
West | The side was governed from Rome until 476 AD |
East | This side of the Roman Empire was controled from Constantinople until 1453 AD |
Greek | Language spoken in Byzantine Empire |
Byzantium | Constantinople was called this before Constantine changed the name |
Istanbul | Constantinoples named changed to this in 1453 AD |
Attila | Leader of the Huns |
Hippodrome | Chariot racing arena |
Icon | Religious image |
Latin | Language spoken in Rome |
Hagia Sophia | Byzantine Domed Church |
Schism | Split in Roman Catholic Church |
Patriarch | Leader of Greek Orthodox Church |
Pope | Leader of Roman Catholic Church |
Corpus Juris Civilis | Codifed Roman Law |
Greco-Roman | Mix of Greek and Roman cultures |
Cyrillic | Alphabet that Russia adopted |