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byzantine empire flashcards
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- 1Constantinoplecaptiol of the byzantine empire that sat at a crossroads of land and sea routes, where the cities great wealth came from trade. This city also linked trade between Europe and Asia
- 2Justinian's Codea mission to collect, revise, and organize all the laws of ancient rome and future monarchs modeled documents off of this code.
- 3Theodoraa shrewd politician who served as am adviser and co-ruler to Justinian, her husband
- 4hagia sophiaChurch apart of the byzantine empire with a high dome and marble and silk interior, built by Justinian. used first as an eastern orthodox church and then used as a mosque
- 5iconsholy images used for worship
- 6what was the main cause of the Great schism?the eastern branch wanted to use icons
- 7what is an autocrat?a ruler with complete authority
- 8why was constantinople a vital center of the empire?it sat as a crossroads of land and sea routes and linked trade
- 9what led to the decline of the byzantine empiresuccession, court intrigues, and constant wars undermined the empires strength. the fourth crusade and invasion of the turks lead to great destruction as well
- 10byzantine militarysoldiers and ships defended the entire empire, a huge party of their attacks was the use of greek fire
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