1. Chapter 11 Drill

2. He believed that the Roman Empire had grown too large and too complex for one ruler. He divided the empire into the Greek-speaking East (Greece, Anatolia, Syria, and Egypt) and the Latin-speaking West (Italy, Gaul, Britannia, and Spain).

3. Diocletian

4. He became emperor of both halves of the empire in 324 A.D. He is considered to be the first Roman emperor to officially support Christianity?

5. Constantine

6. Constantine had a vision in which he saw the letters XP next to a cross with a banner reading “By this sign you shall conquer”. This happened before which battle?

7. The Battle of Milvian Bridge

8. Who did Constantine credit for the victory at the Battle of Milvian Bridge?

9. Jesus (Christ)

10. This officially ended the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire?

11. The Edict of Milan

12. Why did Constantine order the Council of Nicaea to meet?

13. To determine if Jesus and God were one in the same.

14. Which group believed God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit were one?

15. Trinitarians

16. Constantine moved the capital away from Rome. Why?

17. Germanic tribes were attacking it

18. What did the people of the Byzantine Empire call these Germanic Tribes?

19. Barbarians

20. What year marks the collapse of Rome?

21. 476 CE

22. The Barbarians not only attacked cities in western Europe, they also made the cities and road travel unsafe. What type of lifestyle did the people return to?

23. agricultural lifestyle (farming)

24. Where did Constantine relocate the capitol?

25. Byzantium

26. What did Byzantium come to be known as?

27. Constantinople

28. After the Fall of Rome, it became the term for the eastern part of the Roman Empire.

29. The Byzantine Empire

30. In 527 C.E this man became the Byzantine emperor. He sent an army to try to regain control of Italy. By about 550 C.E., he would rule over almost all of the territory of the old Roman Empire. Who was he?

31. Justinian

32. Justinian directed legal experts to create a complete code of laws based on the laws of ancient Rome. This body of civil law the served the Byzantine empire for 900 years. What is its name?

33. Justinian's Code

34. This would help Constantinople flourish as a trading empire

35. Location

36. In 532 riots began at the Hippodrome in Constantinople. Justinian was ready to give up his empire because of the revolt. But his wife told him to act like an Emperor and crush the revolt. What was his wife's name?

37. Theodora

38. Much of Constantinople was destroyed because of the riot. Justinian rebuilt the city. One of the most famous churches that he rebuilt was called this

39. Hagia Sophia

40. Paintings, made up of a little tiles, of both Justinian and Theodora are in the Hagia Sofia today. What style of painting are they?

41. Mosaics

42. Eastern and Roman churches split during this year

43. 1054 C.E.

44. These two missionaries traveled from the Byzantine Empire to the Slavic peoples who lived in Russia.

45. Methodius and Cyril

46. Methodius and Cyril developed an alphabet for the Slavic languages. Many Slavic languages, including Russian, are now written in this type of alphabet

47. Cyrillic alphabet

48. The Christians in eastern Europe became a part of this Church

49. Eastern Orthodox Church

50. The leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church is called this

51. Patriarch

52. What language did the Eastern Orthodox use in their liturgy?

53. Greek

54. Where was the headquarters for the Eastern Orthodox church at?

55. Constantinople

56. The Christians in Western Europe were part of this church.

57. Roman Catholic Church

58. What is the title for the leader of the Roman Catholic Church?

59. The Pope

60. Where was the headquarters for the Roman Catholic Church?

61. Rome

62. What language did they use in their services?

63. Latin

64. These people lived in the forest areas north of the Black Sea

65. The Slavs

66. The Russian ruler Vladimir, converted to this type of religion practiced by the Byzantines.

67. Eastern Orthodox Christianity

68. Who would become both the leader of the Byzantines and the head of the Church?

69. The Byzantine Emperor

70. The Byzantines exported this to the Russians

71. Amber

72. This is the entrance gate to the city of

73. Kiev