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;
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and Religious in motivation. - The first crusade was launched in response to an appeal by the Byzantine Emperor‚ requesting for assistance against the Muslims occupying the holy land. - However‚ by the fourth Crusade‚ Western Europeans sacked Constantinople. - The Schism of Avignon and failed crusades led to lessened prestige and power for the Catholic Church. There were controversies surrounding lay investiture. - The Magna Carta is signed by John “Softsword” of England in 1259‚ limiting the powers
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BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE The Byzantine Empire is generally associated with the foundation of Constantinople by Constantine the Great between 334-340‚ an event that signaled the continuation of the Roman Empire as an officially Christian entity. The Architecture developed from the fifth century A.D. in the Byzantine Empire‚ characterized especially by massive domes with square bases and rounded arches and spires and much use of glass mosaics. With the rise of the Islamic empire in former Byzantine
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Istanbul is the largest city in the turkey‚ as well as country economic‚ cultural and a historic heart. Throughout its history Istanbul has been home to many civilizations the byzantine and ottoman empires being the most famous. As for today the city carries the characteristics of these two different cultures. Hagia Sophia is Istanbul’s most famous building it has a perfect synthesis of ottoman and byzantine architecture under one great dome. It is the biggest church constructed by the eastern Roman
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the Byzantine Empire was their cities. Standing out among the others‚ Constantinople. Constantinople‚ now Istanbul‚ was a beautiful and prosperous city. It had huge walls built to protect it. These were the largest city walls in the world. The walls were made out of a special marble that came from an island called Marma. On the island‚ slaves worked in quarries known as “Quarries of the Mother of God.” The city of Constantinople had over 400 churches at one time‚ and was a very important religious
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Byzantium had on Moscow and the Russian Empire‚ the effect of Byzantine culture on Tsar Ivan III and Kiev‚ and the rise of Constantinople as a center for law‚ religion‚ and the arts. c. Explain the Great Schism of 1054 CE What am I learning today? What was geographic and cultural significance of Constantinople to the Byzantine Empire? How did Justinian continue to carry on the legacy of the Roman Empire?
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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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Hagia Sophia one of the most admirable buildings ever created‚ designed by Anthemios of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus‚ and built under the Emperor Justinian I from 532–537. The building has an Unbelievable way of allowing light into the building‚ instead of a few large arched windows Hagia Sophia distributes the weight and allows for numerous windows allowing sunlight to pour into the building. Just in the great hallway alone about ten large arched windows allow the beautifully painted mosaics
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In 285 A.D.‚ the Emperor Diocletian split the Roman Empire into 2 sections: Eastern and Western. Constantinople was made the capital of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire‚ by the Emperor Constantine. The Eastern Empire eventually became known as the Byzantine Empire‚ its name deriving from‚ Byzantium‚ the place of Constantinople. The Byzantine Empire reached its climax during the sovereignty of Emperor Justinian 1. Italy‚ southern Spain‚ and North Africa‚ were conquered by the Byzantines. The
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HISTORY 1111 World Civilization Name: __________________________ Date: __________________ Score: _______ 1 The most important ingredient in the making of a distinct European civilization was the (A) political legacy of Rome (B) philosopical legacy of Greece (C) synthesizing power of Christianity (D) traditions of the Germanic tribes 2 St. Paul used the term ekklesia to refer to (A) a parish church (B) the Mediterranean-wide assembly of Jesus’ followers (C) the office and officials
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