Byzantine Empire (General)

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  1. 4. born a peasant, adopted by his uncle and became Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565
  2. 6. person appointed by the Byzantine emperor to oversee the church
  3. 8. capital of the Ottoman Empire, formerly called Constantinople
  4. 9. Theodora's former occupation
  5. 13. Byzantine church rebuilt by Justinian after the Nika Riots
  6. 15. when a person is kicked out of the Catholic Church
  7. 16. one of the cultures that was kept alive in the Byzantine Empire; also language spoken
  8. 18. was the wife of Justinian and was his most trusted advisor. Pioneered efforts for women'srights
  9. 19. Turkish-speaking nomadic people that conquered the Byzantine Empire
  10. 20. the number of the Crusade where Venetian traders sacked Constantinople
  11. 21. Jerusalem and other places where Christians believe Jesus had lived and preached
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  1. 1. series of wars in which European Christians tried to take the Holy Land from the Muslims
  2. 2. holy image of Christ, the virgin Mary, or a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church
  3. 3. collection of Roman laws organized by the Byzantine Emperor Justinianiconoclast supported Emperor Leo III and wanted to get rid of icons
  4. 5. the official split between the Roman Catholic Church and Byzantine churches that occurred in 1054
  5. 7. public arena where the Byzantine Empire held chariot races
  6. 10. Turkish-speaking people who caused fear in the Byzantine Empire, refused Christians access to the Holy Lands and led to the Crusades
  7. 11. church of Christians in Eastern Europe
  8. 12. weapon used to defeat the Byzantine Empire
  9. 14. chariot racing teams
  10. 17. the capital of the eastern Roman Empire; capital of the Byzantine Empire