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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Protected by the Alps Mountains

Crossroads of trade

River valleys = rich soil and irrigation

Distance from Germanic invasions in west

Protection of the eastern frontier

Proximity to China and Korea

Easily fortified site (peninsula)harbors

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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Hagia Sophia

Dome of the Rock

St. Peter's Basicalla

Stonehenge

Match the following characteristics to the correct church-

• Authority of the Patriarch

• Western Church

• Authority of the Emperor

• Eastern Church

• Authority of the Pope

• None of the churches

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