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Name: World History Byzantine Empire Review #1 The Western Roman Empire fell in ___________ CE. Emperor _________________________ moved the capital of the Roman Empire because: o o o o 1. 2. 3. 4. The Byzantine Empire’s capital city was ________________________, which is a city located between the ____________________ and ___________________ Seas. The religion of Christianity developed in the late Roman Empire. This religion is based on the life and teachings of _________________________. Jesus lived, preached, and died in an area of the empire called _______________________. 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. The four accounts of Jesus’ life are called the _____________________. The main holy book for Christians is called the _____________________. Jesus often taught his followers using short stories called ___________________________. What were some of Jesus’ main messages/teachings: A main belief among Christians is that Jesus was crucified and that he then _________________________. Christians believe that Jesus is __________________________________________________. 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. The Romans persecuted Christians in the early years of the faith because __________________________________________________________________________________. 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: ______________________________________________________________________________________. After the split, the Church in Western Europe, called the ________________________________, followed the _____________________ of Rome for spiritual guidance. The Church in the east, called the _________________________ Church, followed the _____________________ and the ____________________________ for spiritual guidance. Today ______________________ has the largest population of Eastern Orthodox Christians on earth. __________________________ has the highest percentage of citizens that are Eastern Orthodox. _________ percent of the United States is Eastern Orthodox. Today the Orthodox Church has a ceremonial leader called the _________________________ of Constantinople, or the ______________________. 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. Throughout its history the people of the Byzantine Empire viewed the emperor as _________________________________________________________. 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. Orthodox Church services are conducted in _________________________ or _______________________________. Like Catholics, Orthodox Christians pray to ______________________________. These people are considered to have been especially holy and good Christians. The ________________________________ church represents Orthodox style. Its elaborate design and high dome is meant to remind Orthodox Christians of heaven. _____________________________ are also important to Byzantine art. Orthodox Christians use these images of Jesus or saints in their prayer.