Placed an imperial province under jurisdiction of a general. general managed defenses and land was available for the people Emperor places the province under the jurisdiction of a general. b. Describe “Iconoclasm” and why Emperor Leo III supported it. destruction of icons . Emperor Leo III Veneration of these religious images was sinful Why did the Byzantine Emperors create a strong centralized government? Strong centralized government (imperial Power). Power is invested in the Emperor‚ and he controls the empire. T
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Frank Longueira May 3‚ 2009 A.P. World History Post-Classical Essay Period 7 Change Over Time Post-Classical Era (500-1450) The Post-Classical Era was an era filled with change‚ continuity‚ and development. East Asia was a very prominent part of the world during this era. East Asia illustrated many major political‚ social‚ economic‚ and religious changes and displayed consistent continuity along with many interactions with other lands during 500 C.E. – 1450 C.E. Between 500 C.E. – 1450 C.E.
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the Byzantine Empire? First‚ his constant wars and the rebuilding of Constantinople after the Nika Riot caused serious financial problems for the empire. The reconstruction of the Hagia Sophia alone cost about 320‚000 pounds of gold. Second‚ Justinian left the Byzantine army scattered across the empire. Many units were occupied fighting fierce nomads. One of these groups‚ a Germanic barbarian tribe called the Lombards‚ had managed to conquer much of northern Italy. The thinly-spread Byzantine forces
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Byzantine Influence on Kievan Rus Kate Sergeeva World History to the 16th Century (CHW3M1-01) Byzantine Influence on Kievan Rus “All the empires of Christendom are united in thine‚ for two Romes have fallen and the third exists‚ and there will not be a fourth. No one will replace your Christian Tsardom!” - Such were the words of an Orthodox monk Philoteus as he wrote to Vasily III in 1510‚ proclaiming Russia as the true and only successor to the Byzantine Empire. ("The Third Rome‚" 2012)
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history‚ the Mediterranean has offered a vast amount of political transformations leading to both cultural continuities and variances. One of the main political changes that occurred in this area was the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Byzantine Empire‚ which took place from around 200 C.E to 1000 C.E. While these empires consisted of roughly the same culture‚ they had different political structures which led to some differences. Other alterations that came up were the rise of Islam and
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Roman Empire in 476 C.E.‚ much of the Mediterranean basin was in disorder with no leadership. Germanic tribes from the north had conquered the last emperor and claimed the land their own. But in the east‚ a new empire was blooming‚ the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire was both similar and different from the previous Roman Empire‚ and its greatest ruler‚ Justinian‚ made it his main ambition to regain the lost territory‚ and power of Rome. The empire of Byzantium was the only classical
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Christianity between the West and the East of Constantinople. The conflict between the church and the state allowed the Mission of Constantine and Methodios to be a success in the central Europe. The conflict between the church and the state led the Byzantine Empire desperate to expand their empire. The territories they wanted to expand were near the Slavs‚ which had become a problem to a particular group known as the Rhos. In attacking the empire in 860‚ the Rhos (also known as Russians)
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HW #26 Read 317-341 (Postclassical 1 (Byzantine) 1. How did Justinian rule? Was he a benevolent or malevolent ruler‚ why? 2. When was the zenith of byzantine civilization‚ why? 3. What were some challenges to the Byzantine Empire? 4. Describe the social and economic characteristics of the Byzantine Empire 5. What were some differences b/w East & West Christians? 1. Justinian ruled in a way that would best restore the entire Roman Empire to its former glory. While he may not be considered
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many political changes from the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire. The Roman Empire had a Republic government where the power resided in an assembly of male citizens where the senate made policy and governed. The senate brought together the state’s wealth‚ influence and political and military experience. Rome’s success in creating a vast empire unleashed forces that eventually destroyed the Republican system of government. But during the Byzantine Empire‚ as the urban elite class shrank‚ the importance
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Alexius of Byzantine wrote The Alexiad in which she gives us an account of the First Crusade (1095)‚ the rising conflict between the Byzantines and the Western Europeans‚ and the pressing problems faced by the Byzantine Empire during king Alexius’s reign. By 1056‚ the Byzantine Empire had become a powerful nation with its territory expansions‚ but during the late eleventh century it was on the brink of collapse as the Seljuk Turks rose to power and posed a serious threat to the Byzantine provinces
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