Byzantine Jeopardy

1. Jeopardy Byzantine Jeopardy

2. Schism Justinian Constantinople Pope-orri 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

3. Row 1, Col 1 Greek Which language is spoken in Eastern Orthodox religious services?

4. 1,2 Hagia Sophia One of Justinian’s legacies is Constantinople’s massive domed church

5. 1,3 Walls These protected Constantinople from a land invasion

6. 1,4 Justinian The Byzantine Empire reached its heightunder this ruler

7. 2,1 Celibacy The practice which prevents Catholic priests from marrying.

8. 2,2 Justinian’s Code of Laws This codified Roman law andbecame the foundationfor many modern law codes

9. 2,3 Bosporus Constantinople is located on thisthin body of water

10. 2,4 Constantine Constantinople is named after this dude

11. 3,1 Icons These religious imageswere commonly used byChristians of the Eastern Church toassist in devotions

12. 3,2 Mosaics Justinian and his wife are immortalized in this popularByzantine art form

13. 3,3 Byzantium The original name of Constantinople and namesake of Byzantine Empire

14. 3,4 A mosque The minarets are proof that the Turks converted Hagia Sophia to this

15. 4,1 Excommunication Tensions between Catholic and Orthodox caused the Pope and Patriarch to do this to each other

16. 4,2 Theodora Justinian’s wife

17. 4,3 Roman (Greek, Classical) The Byzantine Empire is known for preserving this culturaltradition while Western Europe was in the Dark Ages

18. 4,4 Islamic conquest (of Jerusalem) What caused some Christiansto question the use of iconsand believe they were beingpunished by God

19. 5,1 Schism The fancy word that means Split, as in split between Catholic and Orthodox Churches

20. 5,2 What is the Hippodrome? Justinian built the Hagia Sophiafollowing riots at this Byzantine hotspot

21. 5,3 Ottoman Turks Which group finally succeeded in capturing Constantinople

22. 5,4 Renovatio Imperii The governing philosophy ofJustinian (and future emperors…)