Questions based on the Justinian I video
1. What's up with Justinian's wife, Theodora? She was an actress, which was a very low level class in Roman/Byzantine society, and a prostitute (burlesque dancing, bear dancing).
2. Why was Justinian unpopular? He heavily taxed his people to pay for the construction in Constantinople. Also, he controls and oppresses pagan celebrations, the study of ancient Greek philosophy, gambling, prostitute, adultery, homosexuality, any heretics, and Jews.
3. What amazing fun things took place in the hippodrome? The Hippodrome was a circus that served as the sporting and social center and imperial propoganda of Constantinople. It featured horse racing and chariot racing.
4. What did Justinian do at the hippodrome? There were many people gathered at the hippodrome to oppose Justinian, which began violent riots and chaos that destroyed Constantinople. Justinian tells the rebels to meet him at the hippodrome for a compromise, but instead, orders his generals and troops to go to the hippodrome and massacre the rebels.
5. Why did Justinian quickly move to rebuild Constantinople? Promptly after the massacre at the hippodrome, Justinian used this newly renewed absolutism to rebuild Constantinople modeled after him and his legacy to show the citizens that he was in control.
6. What was the monumental architecture built in Constantinople? The Holy Church of Wisdom or the Hagia Sophia.
7. What's unique about this building? It was the largest dome ever built. They used a never before accomplished architectural technique, pendentive, which constructed four massive arches on which the dome which rest with rounded triangles and semicircles around it.
8. How did Justinian ultimately cause the downfall of Byzantium? His constant military campaigning and work to rebuild Constantinople drained the economy of Byzantium.
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