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Byzantine Empire
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- 1where was the byzantime empire locatedmiddle east
- 2what is the importance of constantinopleempires capital, excellent harbour
trade routes
very wealthy place - 3blending of culturesempire lessened to around Constantinople
blended greek, roman, and christian influences with other traditions - 4who was constantine'edict of milan' had a religious tolerance for christians
made christianinty the official religion of the roman empire
rebuilt greek city of byzantium and renamed it after him self (constantinople) - 5what does hagia sophia meanholy wisdom
- 6what was the hagia sophiachurch in constantinople
colored marble and silk curtains
gold plated ceilings
equalled king solomons temple - 7who was justinianemperor that reconquered most of western roman empire
wrote code of laws - 8who was theodorainfluential wife of justinian
she furthered womens rights
funded social programs (hospitals) - 9what was justinian code'body of civil law'
wasn't a new legal system but added to the one already in place
justinian added in his new laws - 10what is an autocratsolo ruler with absolute power
- 11who was an autocratjustinian
- 12why was he an autocratheld power over the church
deemed christ as a co-ruler on earth
combined political power and spiritual authority - 13how did the fortunes of the empire changefortunes rose and fell due to invasions
greatest strengths were strong central government and economy - 14what divisions of the christian church were thereeast= eastern orthodox church
west= roman catholic church (rejected the popes authority in rome) - 15what were the differences between the churches
- 16what caused the great schismthe dispute over the worship of idols
- 17what was the result of the schismthe pope and patriarch excommunicated each other and treated each other like rivals
was a permanent split - 18why was the byzantine empire in declinestruggles over succession
court intrigues
constant wars
powerful lords gained control over large areas
enemies advanced - 19what contributed to the fall of constantinoplerenamed istanbul
became the capital of ottoman empire
hagia sophia turned into a mosque - 20what type of art was the byzantine empire particularly skilled inmosaics
- 21who was procopiuswas an historian that wrote about the byzantine campaign and criticized justinian and theodora
- 22how did the crusades affect the byzantine empireseljuk turks invaded nearly all byzantine provinces in asia minor
crusades attacked and burned constaninople
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- Grade 9 History (Byzantine) Flashcards on Byzantine Empire , created by Anjali Brar on 28/05/2018.
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