7. The early followers of Jesus‚ before the conversion of Paul of Tarsus‚ were mostly Hellenized Jews. 8. The main source of Augustus ’s power was his position as commander of the army. 9. The most powerful institution in the Roman Empire was the army 10. The Roman poet Virgil ’s Aeneid was a mythological account of the founding of Rome. 11. In The City of God‚ St. Augustine stated that history is the account of God acting in time. 12. All of the following are elements
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The Dark Ages There has been an ongoing debate between scholars and historians on if the term Dark Ages truly describes the period after the Roman Empire demise. Due to a lack of record keeping‚ literature and culture tracking there has been a misconception that the time period called the Dark Ages due to being dark times and because there was some sort of regressive thinking process. But we now have the ability to trace things back to the period that suggest otherwise. Feudalism was the system
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The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe originally were part of the Roman Empire‚ but by the Middle Ages‚ they were vastly different‚ though they shared common traits‚ but by the 300’s‚ the Byzantine Empire had far surpassed Western Europe in trade and economics and political unity‚ while both empires were having arguments over religion. Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire had very different government structures. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by an Emperor and instead of direct rule‚ used
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1.06 Byzantine Empire: Achievement and Expansion Travel Journal Part 1: 1. What role did the move of the capital to Constantinople play in the growth of the Byzantine Empire? The Roman Emporor‚ Constantine‚ establish Constantinople in 330 CE. Constantine was attracted to this site because it enabled him to control land and sea trade routes between Europe and Asia. Indeed‚ the city’s location as a crossroad contributed greatly to its growth. After Constantine’s death in 395 CE‚ the Roman Empire
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DBQ 5: Byzantine Empire under Justinian When Justinian became emperor in 527‚ he wanted to build a new Rome by incorporating the ancient Roman Empire. He made Constantinople the capital of the Byzantine Empire and kept the Roman culture along with the Greek culture for more than a thousand years. Justinian helped rebuild the Roman Empire by the many contributions he gave to the empire; he was able to rule a well-structured empire. Justinian was known partly for rebuilding the Roman Empire; he
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The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe were both very powerful nations between 700 and 1300 CE. That was an important time in the history of the world‚ when many changes were taking place. People were making decisions on what place they wanted to be loyal to‚ and these Empires did not always get along. The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe both left lasting effects on Europe and the world‚ but were vastly different in religious matters and in political systems. The Byzantine Empire and Western
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used to affect the government in different empires. The Byzantine Empire’s major religion was Christianity and it has helped govern the empire in countless ways. Also‚ Islam helped out with the government in Islamic Caliphates. But the religions didn’t help similarly‚ instead‚ they lent a hand to each empires very differently. Also‚ the effects were not always the same‚ they were very divergent because of the different ways they helped the Byzantine Empire and Islamic Caliphate. Until 1450‚ the religion
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What was Justinian I’s role in the decline of the Byzantine Empire? After he died the decline of the Byzantine Empire started. 2. What challenges did the Byzantine Empire face from foreign forces? Foreign forces came and weakend the Byzantine Empire. 3. What effect did each of the different leaders of the Byzantine Empire between 800 CE and 1025 CE have on the strength of the Empire itself? Trade flourished under Basil and provided the empire with large amounts of wealth. Also‚ Basil strengthened
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Seljuk Turks had invaded the prosperous Byzantine Empire in 1055 CE. The King of the Byzantine Empire at the time was in desperate need for help or else the Turks would successfully invade whatever was left of the Byzantine Empire. Trapped in a corner‚ King Alexius I Comnenus had to inevitably ask for help from those who were had different religious viewpoints. On ___‚ the Pope received the letter asking to help fight the Seljuks Turks and to drive them off Byzantine territory. The Pope during the late
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3 AN AGE OF ACCELERATING CONNECTIONS 500–1500 The Worlds of European Christendom Connected and Divided‚ 500–1300 Chapter Learning Objectives • To examine European society after the breakup of the Roman Empire • To compare the diverse legacies of Rome in Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire • To explore medieval European expansion • To present the backwardness of medieval Europe relative to other civilizations‚ and the steps by which it caught up Key Terms Aristotle and classical Greek learning:
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