20 Questions
What does "Hagia Sophia" stand for
Holy Wisdom
In 532 who started riots in Constantinople
Blues and Greens
The Byzantine Empire started Eastern Orthodox Church
True
What language did most people in Byzantines speak.
Greek
What is the Patriarch of Constantinople the
First among equals
The main street running through Constantinople was
Mese
What year was the final break in.
1054
What was the worst year for the plague in Constantinople
542
Who wrote Secret History
Julius
Who made the Cyrillic alphabet
Cyril
When did the Roman Empires divide
395
Iconoclasm means
Icon smashing
Who was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
Charlemagne
What type of authority did the emperor have in the Orthodox Church
supreme
Who put Iconoclasm in to effect
Leo III
When did the Ottoman Turks take over
1453
What does Orthodox mean
In agreement with right belief
What's one thing the Byzantines used to bribe their enemies at bay
political marriages
Who became involved in the eastern dispute and supported the use of icons
the popes from the west
When the Belisarius and his troops broke into Justinian how many rebels did they kill
30,000
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