Byzantine Empire

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Western and Eastern Christianity

Western priests couldn't get married, Latio=Western, Eastern rejected the use of icons, Emperor was above the Bishop, Greek (Byzan), led by Bishop, Bishops couldn't marry, scripture was final authority, held strong beliefs, Orthodox Christian

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Constantinople

linked to the Mediterranean and Black seas, had an excellent harbor, it was guarded by water on three sides, it had key trade routes linking Europe and Asia, it sat at crossroads linking land and sea routes, gained wealth from trade, its' leaders constructed strong defenses for the city, it remained secure as the cities of the Western Roman empire crumbled, it also had high walls and great golden domes

Justinian and Justinian's Code

he was determined to retrieve ancient Rome by recovering lands that were overrun by invaders, fishing exhausted his treasury and weakened his defenses in the West, his code was his reform of the law, it was also called the Body of Civil Law, it was used as a handbook for students also, it included laws passed by Roman assemblies and laws decreed by Roman emperors, it had the writings of Roman judges too, Justinian worked hard to build a strong economy, he had power over the Church,

Theodora

she was an intelligent politician, she pursued her own politics as she co-ruled with Justinian, she also served as an adviser, before this job she worked in the circus with her dad, when he died she became a prostitute, she also encouraged her husband to make new laws that were fairer to women, he also made innocent until proven guilty laws that helped women, he also made laws that let parents leave property to their daughters, she believed that jobs should be given based on ability and not social class, she left the circus in her 20's, her husband came from a poor family