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the byzantine empire
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- 1Constantinople-Greek city of the Byzantine empire that Constantine rebuilt
-located on the shores of Bosporus and was an excellent harbor for trade
-surrounded by two bodies of water; the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea - 2Justinian-a Byzantine emperor that was determined to revive ancient Rome by recovering lands
-he reformed the law to Justinian's Code
-he ruled as an autocrat and his control was aided by his wife
-he had the political power and spiritual authority of Byzantine
-he rebuilt the church, Hagia Sophie - 3What was Justinian's Code?-Corpus Juris Civilis or body of civil laws
-the code resulted from Justinian setting up commission to collect, revise, and organize all the laws of Rome
-it included laws passed by Roman assemblies or decreed by Roman emperors - 4Theodora-Justinian's wife and was a shrewd politician
- she served as an adviser and co-ruler to Justinian and pursued her own politics
-she came from being an actress, which was also called a prostitute - 5Hagia Sophia-holy wisdom
-Justinian rebuilt the church for Christianity and then Ottoman changed it into an Islamic house of worship
-the interior consists glowing colored marble and embroidered silk curtains - 6icons in the Byzantine Empire-holy images
-Byzantine used images of Jesus, the virgin Mary, and the saints of their worship
-when a byzantine emperor banned them, it set off violence and debates between western and eastern - 7What was the result of the Great Schism?-the Byzantine branch became the Eastern, or Greek, Orthodox Church
-the western branch became the Roman Catholic Church
-the two churches acted as rivals rather than the same branch of faith - 8autocrat-a ruler that rules by himself and has complete authority
- 9What made the Byzantine economy stronger?-strong central government that exercised strict control over a prosperous economy
-trade and industry flourished in the cities
-peasants formed the backbone by working the land, paying taxes, and providing soldiers for the military - 10What made the Byzantine military stronger?-soldiers, ships, and sailors protected the empire
-they had created a secret weapon called Greek fire, which was a liquid that most likely contained petroleum because the fire wouldn't extinguish
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- Flashcards on the byzantine empire, created by bsmith13 on 14/10/2015.
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- bsmith13 · Oct 2015
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