civilization. One of them could be Justinian’s reforms concerning law. Another could be the arts including music‚ drama‚ and art. He funded many public works projects as well including bridges‚ roads‚ aqueducts‚ and churches. In that time he built the Hagia Sophia‚ a beautiful and massive church. 3. I think that one challenge to the Byzantine Empire was that throughout much of the middle Ages the Byzantium Empire fought the Muslims for control of the eastern Mediterranean. Another challenge was constantly
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poetry Rome began on which body of water? Tiber river Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire Hadrian was one of the Julio-Claudian Emperors. False Eighty percent of Japanese society was made up of peasants. In Greek‚ the name Hagia Sophia means Holy Savior.
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structures‚ which often had pictures carved into them. One of the most common pictures seemed to be a carving of the emperor deciding the fate of a deceased person‚ playing god‚ in essence. Another marvelous architectural feat of Byzantium was the Hagia Sophia. Built by the emperor Justinian for his wife‚ Theodora‚ it was designed to be the most important Christian church in the world. It had beautiful stained glass art lit by the light of 1000 candles. The final‚ and probably most important characteristic
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It’s a shame that “Byzantine‚” when not used in reference to the Eastern Roman Empire‚ tends to have a negative connotation. Not only did the Byzantine Empire last for over a thousand years‚ it reached out so far that countries from Libya to Bulgaria and Slovenia to Egypt can claim a legacy from it‚ keeping the fallen West safe from invading barbarians until the time of its own spectacular decline. When you realize that‚ it is especially shameful that the West no longer considered the Eastern Roman
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1. 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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- No solid political system - While China rose to power they did not believe in a certain god while India believed in many gods. - Male dominated society‚ women had virtually no rights Mauryan/Gupta India Political – Caste System‚ Regionalism + diversity‚ Ashoka (grandson of Chandra Gupta‚ led military‚ converted to Buddhism and the promoted peace throughout India‚ wrote on rocks all through India encouraging peace and unification throughout India) Economics – traded + merchants (lots
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Europe‚ reaching as far as Vienna. The Ottomans decline due to a Janissary revolt‚ and weak government. The Ottomans introduce Europe to coffee‚ and coffeehouses become popular with Enlightenment thinkers. They also trade expensive tulip bulbs. Hagia Sophia is converted into a mosque. Islamic culture spreads throughout the
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They focus more on the interior part than the exterior designs of the church. The interior decoration of the church has several mosaic arts‚ relics‚ columns for the altar‚ and stain glass. There are a total of three relics‚ one on the far right side of the aisle in front which is Mary carrying baby Jesus. Then there are two at the altar all the way at the front. Mosaic art that can be found all over the church has one on common. It has Christ as the main subject for most of them. There are several
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Yaroslav‚ who later became Yaroslav the wise built Churches. Justinian I‚ the emperor of the Byzantines also created churches such as the famous cathedral‚ the Hagia Sofia which is meant commemorate St. Sofia and God’s wisdom.Moscow is the center of the Eastern Orthodox church after Constantinople/The Byzantine Empire fell. Constantinople was known as the creator and center of the Eastern Orthodox sect of Christianity
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Jews which made much more people follow Jesus hanging on to the belief that he was their savior. While the Roman Empire was declining‚ Emperor Constantine allowed the worship of Jesus and finally he converted to Christianity himself. He built the Hagia Sophia to show his respect for Christianity‚ this helped the empire in many ways; economically and religiously. Another Example is the effect of Confucianism on the Han dynasty. Confucius was a great Chinese philosopher. He tried to pass on his teachings
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