The Byzantine Empire

Question 1

the Byzantine empire

Answer 1

• half the size of what it was
• tax burdens weakened small farmers
• gave more power to estates
• wider gap between rich and poor
• advancements in architecture, addition of Domes
• Hagia Sophia
• Greek fire (sulfur and sticky substance)
• slowly develops its own version of Christianity
• Greek official language, Bible translated to Greek

Question 2

Roman empire

Answer 2

• grew very large, infrastructure weakened
• western (Rome) and eastern (Constantinople)
• Latin
• nomads toppled empire
• falls in 476 C.E.

Question 3

east roman empire

Answer 3

• Constantine became vigorous center of trade
• sits on the Bosporus strait
• emperor Constantine made elegant buildings
• churches
• official language was Greek
• Constantine accepts Christianity
• edict of Milan (religious tolerance for Christianity)
• survives and becomes Byznatine

Question 4

Justinian

Answer 4

• prone to grandiose ideas
• easily persuaded
• wife (Theodora) influenced him a lot
• invaded west and failed, drained resources
• accomplish many good things though
• systematized Roman legal code, reduced confusion, uniting it

Question 5

Schisme

Answer 5

• split in Christian church

Question 6

east church

Answer 6

• controlled by government

- priests could marry

Question 7

west church

Answer 7

• controlled by its own entity

- priests couldn’t marry (celibate)

Question 8

both churches

Answer 8

• ended up excommunicating each other
• excommunication: harshest form of punishment in the church
• denial of Sacramentst
• 1054

Question 9

review

Answer 9

• Justinian Laws: Influence by Rome
• Hagia Sophia: Brilliant Architecture
• Constantinople: Build on Byzantium
• Byzantine overrun by Seljuk Turks
• 1453 - Became Muslim
• Hagia Sophia became a mosque

Question 10

note

Answer 10

• gotten the idea of how to make silk
• coined money
• location made it tough to invade
• had a huge influence of the development of Russia
• 1054 split between Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church
• the Pope and the Patriarch excommunicate each other
• 1st split in Christianity

Question 11

methodius and cyril

Answer 11

• cyrillic alphabet

- spread eastern orthodox christianity

Question 12

highlights

Answer 12

• dynastic marriages and diplomatic alliances are also a part of the Byznatine Empire
• 1054 CE Schism in Christian Church
• Justinian Code
• Hagia Sophia
• Cyrillic Alphabet spreads to Slavic states