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1
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Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 until 565 A.D. He was a strong leader who controlled the military, made laws, and with supreme judge. His orders could not be challenged.

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Justinian

2
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This empress the wife of just Denian help him run the empire. She was a former actress who is intelligent and strong willed and she helped Justin then choose government officials

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Theodora

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This general was ordered to strengthen and leave the Byzantine Empire by Emperor Justin Ian in order to conquer Western Europe and Northern Africa

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belisarius

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This legal scholar led a group of legal scholars who reorganized the Roman laws under the orders of Justinian

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Tribonian

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This type of picture is made for many bits of color glass or stone. They are an important type of art in the Byzantine Empire.

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Mosaics

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Christian holy people

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Saints

7
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Person who stands in for a ruler who is too young or too ill to govern is called a…

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Regent

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What church is one of Justinian greatest achievements?

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The Hagia Sophia

9
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Name the two seas that are joined together at Constantinople

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The Black Sea and the Aegean Sea