Byzantine Empire

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Across
  1. 2. Alphabet The Byzantine form of writing
  2. 5. Part of the Roman empire which became the byzantine empire
  3. 7. Sea The Roman empire controlled the Land around this body of water’
  4. 9. Code Code of over 5000 laws and how to use them
  5. 10. A nation that controls a vast (large) area of land
  6. 12. A branch of Catholicism.
Down
  1. 1. One way that Constantinople protected itself from attackers
  2. 2. The Roman leaders feared this religion was becoming too powerful
  3. 3. Roman Emperor who adopted Christianity
  4. 4. Hired soldiers
  5. 6. Rome’s capital was moved from Rome here
  6. 8. and Roman The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultures of these two people.
  7. 9. Byzantine ruler who retook Rome and created a powerful code of laws
  8. 11. The Roman empire was split into how many parts
  9. 13. Sophia Large Church also known as the Church of Holy Wisdom