Middle Ages Byzantine

Question 0

The byzantine empire was in conflict with who?

Answer 0

Muslim caliphate (by end of period byzantine was on verge of collapse at hands of Muslim forces

Question 1

Byzantine spied on _ to figure out how to make_

Answer 1

China; silk

Question 2

Justinian wanted to do what?

Answer 2

Reconquest Roman Empire

Question 3

At its height, byzantine empire was 1 of most _ empires in the world

Answer 3

Powerful

Question 4

Byzantine invented

Answer 4

Greek fire

Question 5

Byzantine empire covered

Answer 5

Eastern Europe and almost all North Africa

Question 6

Vladimir of Kiev converted to _ in 900s

Answer 6

Christianity

Question 7

Byzantine empires now what?

Answer 7

International church

Question 8

Slavic trading centers in byzantine empire were

Answer 8

Kiev Moscow and Odessa

Question 9

Byzantine empire dominated

Answer 9

Greece and turkey

Question 10

Where was Byzantine empire massive and influential?

Answer 10

eastern Mediterranean and Europe

Question 11

The crown jewel of byzantine presence was

Answer 11

Constantinople ( a natural choke head for global maritime trade between black and meditterenean seas; kind of like toll booth)

Question 12

Hagia Sophia

Answer 12

Worlds largest church for almost 1000 years

Question 13

In what regions did the Byzantine empire trade

Answer 13

Meditterenean region, regions surrounding black and red seas and Indian Ocean

Question 14

Cause of great schism

Answer 14

Wanted to speak Greek in mass, wanted priests to be able to marry, wanted less icons (idolatry)

Question 15

During christian schism_ break from Catholics

Answer 15

Orthodox

Question 16

What occurs in 1054

Answer 16

Christian schism

Question 17

1 of most famous rulers of byzantine empire was

Answer 17

Justinian

Question 18

Justinian married Theodora who granted what?

Answer 18

Women in byzantine to beagle to inherit land