The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire

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• 1. The ______________________ reached its largest size under the emperor Justinian.

• 2. Justinian code was ________________________.• 3. Pope Urban II sent Christian knights to help fight

the Muslims in the 1st of 4 _____________.• 4. Constantinople was renamed ___________by the

Ottomans.• 5. The Justinian Code covered ________________________________________________________

Byzantine Empire

A collection of Laws

CrusadesIstanbul

Marriage, Property and inheritance, crimes

Page 57• 1. Justinian• 2. Seljuk Turks• 3. Byzantine• 4. Church• 5. Economy• 6. Crusade• 7. Laws• 8. Normans• 9. Empire• 10. Bezant

Page 58• 1. Which body of water did Justinian’s Empire

Surround?• The body of water is the Mediterranean Sea.• 2. Name 2 areas that became part of the

Byzantine Empire after Justinian’s Conquest?• Areas are Italy, Northern Africa, or Southern

Spain• 3. Name 2 areas that were part of the

Byzantine Empire before Justinian’s conquest?• The 2 Areas are The Balkan Peninsula and

Asia Minor.

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• 1. The Hagia Sophia was a Greek Church and now it is a Museum.

• 2. Theodora was an actress, strong willed, a good judge of character and women’s right activist

• 3. Answers may vary

Page 60• 1. ___ Istanbul was renamed Constantinople by the

Ottomans.• 2. ___ The Justinian Code governed the Byzantine

Empire.• 3. ___ Pope Urban II sent Seljuk Turks to help fight

the Muslims in the 1st of 4 Crusades.• 4. ___ Justinian got officials to gather, edit, and

organize the laws of ancient Rome.• 5. ___ The Byzantine Empire had a weak central

government and a poor economy.

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Page 60 Continued• 6. Justinian dreamed of bringing back the

glory of ancient ___________.• 7. Byzantine culture continued to

influence ______________ throughout the Middle Ages.

C. Rome

A. Europe

• 8. The Byzantine empire weakened from constant warfare and struggles for the throne hurt the empire.