money‚ defend the Byzantine Empire from the Turks‚ opportunity to get new land in the Middle East and opening trade routes between Europe and Middle East. There were nine crusades fought by Christians against Muslims in the Middle East. The first crusade began in 1096‚ which were mostly thieves and criminals. This was the first successful crusade in taking Jerusalem. Pope Urban II wanted the Christians to go to war against the Muslims. So they can defend the Byzantine Empire against the Seljuk
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beautiful and historical architecture stayed the same throughout the era because the changes the Hagia Sophia underwent did not include a change in architecture‚ rather‚ they remained mostly political. In the year 527‚ emperor Justinian of the Byzantine empire‚ “the sleepless emperor”‚ erected the Hagia Sophia as an ambitious construction project that now remains as a notable example of Christian architecture. It is said that Justinian embarked on various construction projects that thoroughly remade
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Brian Rodriguez & Gustavo Guerra Ms. Coulter World History AP 7 October 2013 Chapter 9 Notes Eastern and Western Europe Division Byzantine culture‚ political organization‚ and economic orientation help to explain the rift between the eastern and western versions of Christianity. Different rituals grew from Greek and Latin versions of the Bible. Emperors resisted papal attempts to interfere in religious issues. Hostility greeted the effort of the Frankish king‚ Charlemagne‚ to be recognized
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and the Eastern Orthodox Church? A) A church hierarchy of patriarchs‚ bishops‚ and priests B) Veneration of icons C) The missionary impulse D) The religious authority of the Bible __B__ 6. Which of the following is an example of the Byzantine Empire’s influence on Eurasia? A) Acceptance of Latin as the international language of diplomacy B) Transmission of ancient Greek learning to Western Europe and the Islamic
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post-classical civilizations from 500 CE to 1200CE between two of the following regions- Europe‚ East Asia‚ Africa or the Middle East. Model Essay Comparison Essay Post-Classical Civilizations With the collapse of the Roman‚ Gupta and Han empires‚ the world was left in a period of chaos with little structure in most areas. However after these collapses and the interlude that followed‚ post-classical civilizations arose in various regions. There were various reasons for this that ranged from
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route was at its greatest use from 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E. The society that began the Silk Road was the Han Dynasty in China in approximately 200 B.C.E. The Han Dynasty facilitated trade in the east‚ while the Roman Empire facilitated trade in the west and in Europe. The two empires traded many goods‚ as well as cultural aspects of each society’s way of life. From 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E.‚ the Silk Road changed in terms of trade‚ such as what items were traded‚ and contact with civilizations‚ such
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the vast era of Byzantine art from the fifth century to the 16th century in Eastern Europe. Much of the art during this period had a religious context or enacted a religious purpose. The paintings and mosaics were meant to remind worshippers of their God‚ and the architecture was meant to serve both functional and aesthetic purposes. When Constantine I issued the Edict of Milan in 313 and moved the center of the Roman’s empire from Rome to Constantinople‚ the Byzantine Empire and Constantinople
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thinking resulted in the probably biggest worldwide cultural exchange and transmission in history. The last impact of the trade on politics I could figure out is stabilization. Before the seventh century CE‚ a long and difficult period of instable empires occurred. The trade on the silk roads stabilized the economy and society at that time‚ especially because of the spread of
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As noted in more detail in the SparkNote on the Fall of the Roman Empire‚ beginning in the middle of the 3rd century CE‚ the Roman Empire faced increasing Germanic tribe infiltration and internal political chaos. Romans set up generals as emperors‚ who were quickly deposed by rival claimants. This pattern continued until Diocletian (r. 284-305) rose to power in 285. He and Constantine (324-337) administratively reorganized the empire‚ engineering an absolute monarchy. Constantine the Great patronized
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180 Rome begins to decline 200 extensive agriculture-Japan 227 beginning Sassanid Empire in Persia 250 C.E 884–305 Reign of Diocletian 300 Ethiopia adopts Christianity
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