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the byzantine empire was a very prosperous time in Europe, it resulted in many architectural and military advances like domes and Greek fire it included the creation of one of the most powerful cities in history: Constantinople. created by Constantine, the founder of the byzantine empire itself it was settles on a area surrounded by water, making it excellent for trade route monitoring. the city quickly became Europe's marketplace

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one of the empires most successful rulers was Justinian. he revived the laws of ancient civilizations like Greece, and used them in his own empire, bringing the empire to its peak. his wife and adviser, Theodora, also contributed to the growth of the empire by helping him write them. these laws eventually evolved into what we know as, "Justinian's Code," a document that has been used throughout the ages to write other documents like the Declaration of Independence.

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during the great reign of this empire the church thrived up until the great schism occurred. the cause of the great schism is attributed to many things from letting their priests reserve the right to marry to differences in the language used to preach to the people but the main reason the church split is because of the ban of the use of icons, or spiritual items or pictures used for worship. although this practice was later restored, the church split into two halves- the byzantine church became the eastern, or Greek orthodox church, and the western half became the roman catholic church. these branches still remain today and are still separate

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Overall the byzantine empire contributed many things to modern society; things like religious art, mosaics the combination of many different artistic styles into one, which is still used today, the mystery of Greek fire, a flaming liquid that would ignite on contact with the enemy, preservation of the learning techniques if ancient Greece and Rome, and architecture from huge buildings like the Hagia Sophia, a church widely used in the christian faith at this time, the invention of the dome in architecture, the hippodrome, a huge track that was also a large part of byzantine culture, and many other things.

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