the Eastern Roman Empire that existed throughout LateAntiquity and the Middle Ages, the last surviving part
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Justinian
Byzantine emperor, commonly known as Justinian the Great, was Eastern Romanemperor sought to revive the Empire's greatness and reconquer the lost west...
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Theodora
Byzantine empress; wife and counsellor ofJustinian I, Theodora is perhaps the most influential and powerful woman in the Roman Empire's history.
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Code of Justinian
was the result of Emperor Justinian's desirethat existing Roman law be collected into a simple and clear system of laws, or "code."
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Hagia Sophia
The Hagia Sophia is a patriarchal Basilica (church). Built on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, its interiors were richly decorated with...
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mosaic
the art of creating images with an assemblageof small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials.
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Orthodox Christians
Christians further east, including in the Byzantine Empire, that split from the Roman Catholics in the west
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Roman Catholics
Christians in the Western Empire, whio believed in the authority of the pope
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Patriarchs
Leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Christians
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Things you would see in Constantinople
Shops with food, jewelry and silk
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Fourteen
How many palaces were there in Constantinople
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He wanted to go to school
Why did Justinian beg his family to send him to Constantinople?
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He worked to rebuild the Roman Empire to its previous size
What Justinian did after he became emperor
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The different laws from different regions made it hard to govern them.
What problems did Justinian encounter after he rebuilt the Empire?
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The preacher had to speak loudly when he preached
What was one of the laws from the code of Justinian
