Final Byzanntine Empire Note

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The Byzantine Empire

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Constantine rebuilt the Greek city of Byzantium and renamed it after himself, Constantinople, and made it the new capitol of the empire

Constantinople sat at a crossroads of land and sea routes-located on the shores of the Bosporus

Emperors built an elaborate system of land and sea walls to bolster its defenses

Its great wealth came from trade; The cities favorable located made it at one point Europe's busiest marketplaces

Byzantine emperors and empresses lived in glittering splendor

http://realhistoryww.com/world_history/ancient/Misc/Crests/History_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire_2.htm

Justinian revived ancient Rome by recovering lands that had been overrun by invaders

After a devastating fire swept Constantinople, he rebuilt many grand building, including the church of Hagia Sophia

Created Justinian's Code, which was a compliance of laws passed by Roman assemblies or decreed by Roman emperors

He was an autocrat, sole ruler whose power was compared to that of God, and was aided by his wife Theodora

Theodora was a fierce politician who implemented some of her own policies which benefited women

https://ridgeaphistory.wikispaces.com/Justinian+and+Theodora

The church divides due to a dispute between the Byzantine emperor and the pope over icons

The split between the church created the Eastern Orthodox church (eastern) and Roman catholic church (western) and this was called the great schism

The eastern church had a patriarch instead a pope like the Roman catholic church

The main language of the eastern church was Greek and the Roman catholic church

The roman Catholics put a bigger emphasis on Easter, the day Jesus rose from the dead and eastern orthodox put a bigger emphasis on Christmas, the birthday of Jesus

http://www.chronozoom.com/katejebjack/KateJebJack/5ee1a6c1-46bb-4e8e-83fb-57ea59d6122f#/t578b359a-0d...

Bertrandon de la Broquière in Voyages d'Outremer - www.bnf.f

The first crusade occured which sparked rivalry between the Byzantine empire and Venice

Venetian merchant persuaded knights to attack Constantinople in the fourth crusade in which they plundered and burned the city for three days

Western Christians ruled Constantinople for 67 years

Venetian merchants gained control of Byzantine trade, draining the wealth of the empire

Turks eventually seized the city with the use of cannons and was renamed Istabul

The Byzantine Empire

Chapter 9 Section 1

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