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Byzantine Empire

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1patriarchin the Roman and Byzantine empires, highest church official in a major city
2autocratruler who has complete authority
3iconholy image of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church
4Great Schismthe official split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine churches that occured in 1054
5Constantinople- sat at a crossroads of land and sea routes
- wealth came from trade
- became known as the "New Rome"
- capital of the Byzantine empire
6Justinian- Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565
- recovered land that had been overrun by invaders
- launched program to to make Consantinople better than ever
7Justinian's Code- massive collection of laws passed by Roman assemblies or decreed by Roman emperors
- also included legan writings of Roman judges
8Hagia Sophia- "Holy WIsdom"
- stands at a cultural and geographic crossroads in Constantinople (now called Isanbul)
- Justinian ordered construction in 532
9Theodora- wife of Justinian
- co-ruled with Justinian
- made laws to protect women
10How was the Byzantine empire destroyed?- Ottoman forces surrounded Constantinople
- attacked with cannons
- Turks attacked by sea

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