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    Byzantine Empire

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    Constantine came into power in 306 CE. He made the Greek city of Byzantium the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. He renamed the city Constantinople and ruled it for 30 years. Under his rule the empire would thrive and become powerful. Constantine also embraced Christianity. The peak of the Byzantine Empire occurred during the Justinian Dynasty. When Justinian became emperor‚ the Empire gained more territory and would reach the peak of its wealth. Justinian established many reforms. One major one

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    Date Name DBQ SzBYZANTINE EMPIRE UNDER IUSTINIAN Historical Context Justinian became emperor in527‚ he was determined to revive the ancient Roman Empire‚ to build a new Rome. He established Constantinople as the capital of the Byzantine‚ or Eastern RomarL Empire. Justiniar{s actions preserved Roman heritage for more than a thousand years. \Atrhen I Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying documents Part A. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both

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    This is an extract from: Byzantine Garden Culture edited by Antony Littlewood‚ Henry Maguire‚ and Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Washington‚ D.C. © 2002 Dumbarton Oaks Trustees for Harvard University Washington‚ D.C. Printed in the United States of America www.doaks.org/etexts.html The Vienna Dioskorides and Anicia Juliana Leslie Brubaker Dioskorides of Anazarbos‚ a physician and pharmacologist‚ wrote the Materia medica

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    AP WH Unit 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

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    The Byzantine Empire Before the fall of the Roman Empire‚ it split into 2 different empires‚ the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman empire‚ which would become known as the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine empire is generally overshadowed by the Roman Empire‚ and Crusades‚ but the Byzantine empire greatly changed the rest of history. Byzantine is located in the Balkan’s‚ from lower Greece to the Danube‚ to Asia Minor‚ which is modern day Turkey‚ Syria‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Egypt‚ North Africa

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    Circa 1000 C.E‚ the Catholic Kingdoms‚ Byzantine Empire‚ and Islamic Caliphates kept their own beliefs and ideas for land to strive successfully. What lied in Western Europe was the properties of the Catholic Kingdom. For the Church and existing Christians‚ the most important thing was to get as many people to convert and become part of the religion. Families all over and the people of the villages were focused strongly on God and their everyday lives based off the teachings of the Church (Ellis

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    _charter_________________________ was gained from the king‚ the company could maintain a colony in America II. Virginia A. In 1606‚ the __Virginia_______________________ Company was formed by investors hoping to find ___gold_____________ in the New World B. In 1607‚ _____________Jamestown_______________ became the first permanent British colony in America C. The “Starving Time”—Jamestown struggled to survive 1. The location on the Chesapeake was swampy & located in the heart of the _________Powhatan____________________________

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    hour Contributions from the Byzantine Empire After the fall of the Western empire‚ a new empire rose called the Byzantine Empire. This empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire in many ways. They considered themselves Romans‚ and the true inheritors of the intellectual‚ political‚ and spiritual legacy of Imperial Rome. Over the years the Byzantine formed a culture for itself and developed laws and religions. Even after the fall of the empire‚ what the Byzantine Empire had created contributed political

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    Justinian Byzantine Empire

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    ESSAY 1 The fall of the western portion of the Roman Empire is attributed to multiple factors. Many of its people suffered from a series of plagues. Heavy taxation put huge financial strains on the people. Also‚ the Germans had a large responsibility for the fall of Western Rome. To the north‚ they were being pushed off of their lands by the Huns. Like dominoes‚ the Germans proceeded to the borders of the Roman Empire in Italy and attacked‚ sacking Rome in 410 A.D. In 476‚ the last of the Roman

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    Byzantine Empire Outline

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    The Byzantine Empire The Byzantine was founded in 330 A.D. It was located in the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. By 330 A.D. it is ready for the inauguration. It was called three different names Byzantium‚ New Rome‚ and Constantinople. There was a new sense of culture and religion throughout the new Empire. It was located on a peninsula the natural harbor for access called the Golden Horn. It was one of the most successful and important political and military center throughout Eastern Roman Empire

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