Decline of Rome and the Rise of the Byzantine Empire
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| 626891367 | Barbarian | A person belonging to a tribe or group that is considered uncivilized |  | 0 |
| 626891368 | Empire | A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government |  | 1 |
| 626891369 | Roman Empire | Empire that was conquered by Germanic tribes in 476 C.E. |  | 2 |
| 626891370 | Byzantine Empire | Empire that lasted until 1453 C.E. when it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks |  | 3 |
| 626891371 | Constantine | Moved Roman capital to Byzantium and renamed the city Constantinople |  | 4 |
| 626891372 | Justinian | Byzantine emperor that created a systematic body of laws and built the Hagia Sophia |  | 5 |
| 626891373 | Theodora | Wife of Justinian, convinced him to stay in Constantinople during the Nika Riots |  | 6 |
| 626891374 | Nika Riots | Blues and Greens united together against Justinian, destroying much of Constantinople |  | 7 |
| 626891375 | Justinian's Code | Systematic body of law. Revised outdated, confusing, and contradictory laws. Extending women's property rights. |  | 8 |
| 626891376 | Schism | A formal division in a church or religious body |  | 9 |
| 626891377 | Eastern Orthodox Church | A Christian religion that arose in the Byzantine Empire. |  | 10 |
| 626891378 | Patriarch | The Bishop of an important city in the Eastern Orthodox Church |  | 11 |
| 626891379 | Roman Catholic Church | The Christian church headed by the Pope in Rome |  | 12 |
| 626891380 | Pope | Bishop of Rome and supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church |  | 13 |
| 626891381 | Excommunication | To formally deprive a person of membership in a church |  | 14 |
| 626891382 | Emperor Leo III | Banned the use of icons in all Christian churches |  | 15 |
| 626891383 | Iconoclasm | Icon smashing |  | 16 |
| 626891384 | Pope Leo III | Roman Catholic pope that crowned Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor, enraging the Byzantine Empress Irene. |  | 17 |
| 626891385 | Hagia Sophia | Famous church built by Justinian |  | 18 |
| 626891386 | Public Works | Construction projects built by a government for public use such as buildings and roads. |  | 19 |
| 629213796 | Diocletian | Roman emperor who divided the empire in two in order to simplify government. Diocletian ruled over the eastern empire. |  | 20 |
| 629213797 | Constantinople | Previously known as Byzantium, Constantine changed the name of the city and moved the capitol of the Roman Empire here from Rome. |  | 21 |
| 629213798 | Hippodrome | Built by Justinian; A huge stadium; Held athletic events, games and chariot races.; Seated 60,000 people and was located in Constantinople. Site where the Nike Riots began. |  | 22 |
| 629213799 | Icon | an image; a symbol; a representation of a holy person, especially in the Orthodox Christian churches |  | 23 |
| 629213800 | Emperor | The ruler of an empire |  | 24 |
