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Byzantine Empire Vocabulary

Byzantine Empire Vocabulary. The Roman Empire . Name period. The Byzantine Empire . Vocabulary. Vocabulary. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Byzantine Empire Vocabulary: Right side of portfolio. Byzantine Empire Constantine Constantinople Eastern Orthodox

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Byzantine Empire Vocabulary

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  1. Byzantine Empire Vocabulary

  2. The Roman Empire Name period The Byzantine Empire Vocabulary Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

  3. Byzantine Empire Vocabulary: Right side of portfolio • Byzantine Empire • Constantine • Constantinople • Eastern Orthodox • Justinian • Theodora • Mosaic

  4. The Eastern Roman Empire; continued for 1000 years after the West fell. 1. Byzantine Empire

  5. 2. Constantine • First Emperor to convert to Christianity. • Moved the capital of the Roman Empire to a former Greek trading city known as Byzantium. • Renamed Byzantium after himself: Constantinople.

  6. 3. Constantinople Once upon a time, there was a quiet village called “Byzantium” • The capital of the Byzantine Empire, named for Emperor Constantine. Location was perfect for trade After some sprucing up, it was renamed Constantinople (because only the best emperors get stuff named after them) Emperor Constantine liked it, so he decided to move the capital of Rome here This place is much better than Rome!

  7. 4. Eastern Orthodox • The national Christian religion Constantine established in Byzantine Empire. HagiaSophia Exterior Interior

  8. 5. Justinian • emperor of the Byzantine Empire; organized all Roman and Christian laws into one format; conquered Italy.

  9. Justinian became emperor of the East in 527 AD. A strong ruler, Justinian tried to take back the Western empire from the barbarians.

  10. 6. Theodora:Empress of the eastern Roman Empire; helped husband Justinian rule.

  11. 7. Mosaics • A picture made with pieces of colored stone or glass.

  12. The Byzantine Empire

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