Byzantine Culture

Byzantine Religion

West v. East Justinian

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Byzantine Culture - 10

• Which best describes Byzantine culture?A. Greek, many cities, a lot of trade, wealthyB. Latin, mostly rural, agriculture, less wealthyC. English, suburban, technology, filthy stinking richD. Arabic, mostly cities, agriculture, wealthy

Byzantine Culture– 10

A- Greek, many cities, a lot of trade, wealthy

Byzantine Culture- 20

• Which factor gave Constantinople the biggest advantage for trade?A. Fertile soilB. Good locationC. Mineral resources D. Well-organized banks

Byzantine Culture– 20

B- Good location

Byzantine Culture - 30

• Hippo means “horse.” What events took place in the hippodrome?

Byzantine Culture– 30

Chariot Races

Byzantine Culture- 40

• What event led to the rebuilding of Constantinople?

Byzantine Culture – 40

The Blues and Greens rioted against the Byzantine Empire for a week leaving much of

the city destroyed

Byzantine Culture - 50

• What did the near destruction of Constantinople allow Justinian to do?

Answer 1 – 50

Allowed Justinian to rebuild the city on a grand scale including new roads, bridges, and public

works projects

Byzantine Religion - 10

• What was the foundation of the Byzantine Empire?A. Social welfare programsB. Hunting and gatheringC. ChristianityD. Oil

Byzantine Religion– 10

C- Christianity was the foundation of the empire

Byzantine Religion- 20

• When Constantine moved the capitol of the Roman Empire, what did he want?A. The new capital to be the religious center of the

empire as well as a trading hubB. A new car!!!C. To split and divide the empireD. To split from the Roman Catholic Church

Byzantine Religion– 20

A- The new capital to be the religious center of the empire as well as a trading hub

Byzantine Religion- 30

• Who had control of the church and church officials in the Byzantine Empire?

Byzantine Religion– 30

• The Emperor who had power over the patriarchs

Byzantine Religion- 40

• When the Pope crowned the Holy Roman Emperor, the Byzantines were angry because they felt that…A. Their empress should rule the remains of the

Roman Empire B. The patriarch should have been asked for his

opinionC. Their empress would be forced to marryD. The new emperor would invade their territory

Byzantine Religion– 40

A- Their empress should rule the remains of the Roman Empire

Byzantine Religion- 50

• What resulted in 1054, after the Pope and the patriarch excommunicated members of each other’s clergy?

Byzantine Religion– 50

Both Catholic and Orthodox churches completely split

East v. West- 10

• What was the official language of the Byzantine Empire?A. GreekB. LatinC. ArabicD. English

East v. West– 10

A. Greek

East v. West- 20

• What was the main way Constantinople made money?

Byzantine Empire– 20

Through trade and commerce

East v. West- 30

• The Byzantine Empire had more social programs than the Roman Empire. What would the unemployed do for food?A. Scavenge the lands for dead animals and

valuable trinkets to tradeB. Eat road killC. Cannibalism D. Serve the city by sweeping streets or weeding

public gardens

East v. West– 30

D- The Emperor would feed the unemployed in return for public service

East v. West- 40

• What would the Romans attend for entertainment?

Answer 3 – 40

Attend Gladiatorial contests at the Coliseum

East v. West- 50

• Why was the capital of the Roman Empire moved and when was it moved?

East v. West– 50

Constantine moved the capital to be closer to Asian trade markets, better military protection, and located around land and sea trade routes.

It was moved in 330 CE

Justinian- 10

• Who was Justinian’s wife?

Justinian– 10

Theodora

Justinian- 20

• Justinian built the Hagia Sophia as a…A. Hospital B. MarketC. PalaceD. Church

Justinian– 20

D- A church

Justinian- 30

• What event led Justinian to start a major public works program?A. The pope announced a visit B. Economic collapse left many joblessC. Marriage to Theodora brought wealthD. Violent riots destroyed the city

Justinian– 30

D- Violent riots destroyed the city

Justinian- 40

• During the violent riots, Justinian made a major decision with the help of his wife. It helped keep the empire together. What was this decision?

Justinian– 40

To stay in Constantinople showing that he was still in charge.

If he left it would demonstrate that the rioters drove away the leader of the empire which

could’ve ended the Byzantine Empire

Justinian- 50

• What was Justinian’s greatest legacy and why was it important?

– Hint- JUSTinian

Justinian– 50

Justinian’s Code- organized set of laws that would become the basis of laws in many

European countries

Mr. Faehnrich- 10

• Where is Mr. Faehnrich from?A. CanadaB. MichiganC. OhioD. California

Mr. Faehnrich– 10

Mr. Faehnrich- 20

• How do you spell Mr. Faehnrich’s last name?

Mr. Faehnrich– 20

F-A-E-H-N-R-I-C-H

Mr. Faehnrich- 30

• What did Mr. Faehnrich do before he started teaching at SOAR?

Mr. Faehnrich – 30

https://instagram.com/p/ngVYiXtFmo9-GKV-59-fEdpQKEcxMxm3L5bLY0/

Mr. Faehnrich- 40

• What is the greatest film of all time?A. Star Wars- The Empire Strikes BackB. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost ArkC. Nacho LibreD. The Notebook

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Mr. Faehnrich- 50

• What team has the most world championships out of this list:A. The Cleveland BrownsB. Pittsburgh SteelersC. San Francisco 49ersD. Dallas Cowboys

Mr. Faehnrich– 50

A- The Cleveland Browns- 8 world championships

The title before the Super Bowl