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Byzantine Empire Review #1
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The Western Roman Empire fell in ___________ CE.
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Emperor _________________________ moved the capital of the Roman Empire because:
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The Byzantine Empire’s capital city was ________________________, which is a city located between the
____________________ and ___________________ Seas.
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The religion of Christianity developed in the late Roman Empire. This religion is based on the life and
teachings of _________________________.
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Jesus lived, preached, and died in an area of the empire called _______________________.
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The calendar we use was created in Europe. It marks years since ____________________________.
However, today we have taken religion out of the system. We use the terms _______________ and
_________________ instead.
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The four accounts of Jesus’ life are called the _____________________.
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The main holy book for Christians is called the _____________________.
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Jesus often taught his followers using short stories called ___________________________.
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What were some of Jesus’ main messages/teachings:
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A main belief among Christians is that Jesus was crucified and that he then _________________________.
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Christians believe that Jesus is __________________________________________________.
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After Jesus’ death his religion slowly started to grow in the Roman Empire. ___________________ was
very important in the spreading of Christianity to non-Jewish Roman citizens.
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The Romans persecuted Christians in the early years of the faith because
__________________________________________________________________________________.
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A schism (or official ____________________) occurred in the Christian faith in ________________ CE.
This split occurred because the Church in Constantinople and the Church in Rome disagreed over:
______________________________________________________________________________________.
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After the split, the Church in Western Europe, called the ________________________________, followed
the _____________________ of Rome for spiritual guidance.
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The Church in the east, called the _________________________ Church, followed the
_____________________ and the ____________________________ for spiritual guidance.
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Today ______________________ has the largest population of Eastern Orthodox Christians on earth.
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__________________________ has the highest percentage of citizens that are Eastern Orthodox.
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_________ percent of the United States is Eastern Orthodox.
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Today the Orthodox Church has a ceremonial leader called the _________________________ of
Constantinople, or the ______________________.
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Even though there is a ceremonial leader to the faith, there are also several mostly independent braches
of the Orthodox Church, such as ________________ Orthodox, _________________Orthodox,
______________________ Orthodox, and ________________________ Orthodox.
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Throughout its history the people of the Byzantine Empire viewed the emperor as
_________________________________________________________.
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The patriarch of the Orthodox faith does not have complete control over the Orthodox Church. He is
often called or considered the “_____________________________________” in the Church. The
patriarch of (which city)______________________________________ still holds the honor of being the
leader of the Orthodox faith.
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Orthodox Church services are conducted in _________________________ or
_______________________________.
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Like Catholics, Orthodox Christians pray to ______________________________. These people are
considered to have been especially holy and good Christians.
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The ________________________________ church represents Orthodox style. Its elaborate design and
high dome is meant to remind Orthodox Christians of heaven.
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_____________________________ are also important to Byzantine art. Orthodox Christians use these
images of Jesus or saints in their prayer.