23-24 Byzantine Empire, Mongols, & Islam Review

Constantinople was the seat of the Byzantine Empire until ​ ​ (a)  

• Germanic invastion
• Justinian moved the capital for protection
• Eastern and Western Roman Empire reunited
• Ottoman conquest

Select the ADVANTAGES of the location of Constantinople

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River valleys = rich soil and irrigation

Distance from Germanic invasions in west

Protected by the Alps Mountains

Protection of the eastern frontier

Easily fortified site (peninsula)harbors

Proximity to China and Korea

Crossroads of trade

Constantinople-

• Was extremely difficult to protect

• had financial problems because it was NOT near trade

• Preserved classical Greco-Roman culture

• Removed any connections to Greco-Roman culture

(a)   ​ ------> Justinian provided the basis for the law codes of Western Europe

• Codification of Roman Law
• Fortifying the military
• Implementation of the Ten Commandments
• Financial support of education

Select the Correct choice that best completes the graphic:

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First appearance of bubonic plague ------> Weakened the Byzantine Empire

• Famine

• Cost of Wars

• Devaluation of currency

• Civil War

These Byzantine religious images are called-

• Frescos

• Icons

• Tapestries

• Sculptures

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Continued flourishing of Greco-Roman traditions

Greek Language (as contrasted with Latin in the West)

Greek Orthodox Christianity

Greek/Roman knowledge preserved in Byzantine libraries

• Byzantine Culture

• Byzantine Economics

• Byzantine Geography

• Byzantine Military

The Byzantine domed church shown here is known as the-

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St. Peter's Basicalla

Hagia Sophia

Stonehenge

Dome of the Rock

Match the following characteristics to the correct church-

• Authority of the Emperor

• None of the churches

• Authority of the Patriarch

• Eastern Church

• Authority of the Pope

• Western Church

The cultural and political differences between the Eastern​ and Western Roman Empires ​​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• weakened the unity of the Christian Church
• led to the Church's division
• decreased as they joined together
• increased as each had to combat invading forces
• were resolved at a church council and it unified