Chap9 Flashcards
(19 cards)
Teritory
Balkans
Middle east
Eastern medditerean
Byzantine empire
Spoke german Eastern europe Baltics Russia Turkey
Political structure
Once part of greater roman empire continues to flourish spread orthodox christianity
Trade
East produced majority of grain and controlled the major trade location is near medditerean contributed to strong trade in silk, glassware,jewlery-gold, silver
Split in church
Holy roman empire split west rome (roman catholic) east byzantine (eastern orthodox)
Icons
Religious objects
(Holy images) byzatine empire outlawed prayer to icons
Eastern orthodox
No bishop No pope Domes on top of churches Holy day= easter Priest can marry Greek language
Constantine
Emperor in 14th c established capital of byzantine
Constantinople
“2nd rome”
Trade center
Capital of byzantine
Greek language
Offical language of constantinople
Hellenistic culture
Christian beliefs
Greek science
Art and liturature
Roman emgenering
Justinain
Rebuily constantinople empire reacted greatest size
revived empire
Greatest achievements is codes
Justinian code
Body of civil law-roman law- made roman law coherent basis for political and economic life followed throughout byzantine
⭐️Based on 12 tabels⭐️
Hagia sophia (domes)
Most artichetual achievement- huge church in constantinople
Decline of byzantine empire
Long decline began 11th c
Muslim (seljuk turks) seized almost all of empires asian provinces
Crusades took constantine renamed it constanoble
Take over 1) terk 2) crusades 3) ottomans
Kiev
Trading center of russia
Vladimir 1
Leader
Ruler of kiev converted kiev to orthodox christianity
Three regions to liv
North (lumber and hurting)
South (agriculture)
Steppe (treeless grass lans)
Moscow
Third rome
Location near trading river
Kicked out mongols
Captial of orthodox church became political and spiritual center of russia
