Which of the following was a major factor in the decline of the Byzantine empire?
A.
conversion of the Slavs
B.
iconoclasm
C.
arrival of invaders
D.
recapture of Rome
C. arrival of invaders
(including the Seljuk Turks, Normans, and ultimately Ottoman Turks who conquered Constantinople in 1453)
and
Drag and drop words and phrases to complete the sentences.
emperor
legal
Justinian’s Code
patriarch
religious
Twelve Tables
The Byzantine empire drew on the long____tradition of the Roman empire. This included the laws and edicts of former Roman emperors as well as laws from the Roman republic, such as the___. One Byzantine___wanted to simplify the laws so he appointed committees to go through the Roman laws and decisions. They produced a unified system of laws known as___.
The Byzantine empire drew on the long legal tradition of the Roman empire. This included the laws and edicts of former Roman emperors as well as laws from the Roman republic, such as the Twelve Tables. One Byzantine emperor wanted to simplify the laws so he appointed committees to go through the Roman laws and decisions. They produced a unified system of laws known as Justinian's Code.
Select the boxes to classify the beliefs and practices.
emperor as head of the church
Holy Bible
Jesus as savior
pope as head of the church
Both or Eastern Orthodox Church or Roman Catholic Church
Both:
- Holy Bible (although there may be some slight differences in the translations used by each church)
Eastern Orthodox Church:
- emperor as head of the church
- Jesus as savior
- rejection of the pope as head of the church
Roman Catholic Church:
- pope as head of the church
- Jesus as savior
Use the drop-down menu to complete the sentence.
The Great Schism resulted most directly from the___.