L8 Byzantine Empire

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The Byzantine Empire was originally the

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eastern Roman Empire

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When Constantine came into power in 306 CE, he made the Greek city of Byzantium the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and named it ____________________.

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Constantinople

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Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?

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It was a port city trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa trade

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Under the rule of Justinian, what happened to the Byzantine Empire?

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expanded to its greatest extent (size)

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What is the Justinian Code?

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books of laws

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Why is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?

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It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.

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Identify this Byzantine Church which was commissioned by Emperor Justinian I and later transformed into a mosque during the Ottoman Empire.

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Hagia Sophia

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A form of art made from small pieces of stone, glass and/or tile, first used by the Romans, which decorates the domes and walls of Orthodox churches in the Byzantine empire.

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Mosaic

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The split of the Christian Church in 1054 into a Western and Eastern sections after several disagreements: Pope Leo III declared Carlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE when the Byzantines thought it should be Empress Irene. Pope Leo IX excommunicated Patriarch Cerularius who excommunicated right back in 1054.

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Great Schism

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The form of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire became known as ___________.

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The Eastern Orthodox Church