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 Justinian code of laws was developed‚ and the Church of Hagia Sophia was built. Southern Spain was lost to the Visigoths and Italy was lost to the Lombard’s after Justinian’s death. There was a long war between
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BYZANTINE EMPIRE Standard: SSWH4a. Analyze the importance of Justinian‚ include the influence of the Empress Theodora‚ Justinian’s Code‚ and Justinian’s efforts to recapture the west. b. Describe the relationship between the Roman and Byzantine Empires; include the impact 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
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is term as epidemic outbreak. History has shown us multiple episodes of outbreaks while different approaches evolved‚ combined with modern technology aids in combating these catastrophic phenomenon. The earliest recorded plague is the Plague of Justinian in 542 CE. At Constantinople‚ the capital of Roman Byzantine Empire‚ the first plague is encountered. The mighty empire relies on importation and tribute of grains along with ivory‚ paper‚ oil and slaves from the land of pharaohs which is later identified
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empires. Since the Roman system of government was devoloped 400 years before the Byzantine government‚ Byzantine officals borrowed some of the Roman Laws. These Roman laws were called the Justinian Code‚ which was a legal system that helped the Byzantine Empire survive for many years. This code‚ created by emperor Justinian‚ consisted of four main parts. The Code‚5000 working laws‚ the Digest‚ explains why they exist‚ the Institues‚ text book for lawyers‚ and the Novellae‚ room for new laws. Another part
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of divine and mortal‚ which was a belief looked down upon by orthodox Christians. Theodora completely gave up her old lifestyle as a result of adopting Monophysitism. Upon reaching Constantinople she met Justinian and married him‚ and when Justinian’s adoptive father died‚ Theodora and Justinian were crowned empress and emperor and ruled together. Under their rule and largely due to Theodora’s influence‚ Constantinople built over 25 new churches and passed laws including prohibiting forced prostitution
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Chapter 9 P192-211 Civilization in Eastern Europe: Byzantium and Orthodox Europe Introduction: BIG IDEAS DETAILS One: Two major Christian civilizations took shape- the orthodox Christian Byzantine & Catholicism in Central and West Europe- yet the remained mostly different Two: Expansion into areas never controlled before • Both new civilizations were impacted by Islam o They had Different principles • Byzantine places a higher stress on politics‚ economy‚ and cultural life (from
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changes the Hagia Sophia underwent did not include a change in architecture‚ rather‚ they remained mostly political. In the year 527‚ emperor Justinian of the Byzantine empire‚ “the sleepless emperor”‚ erected the Hagia Sophia as an ambitious construction project that now remains as a notable example of Christian architecture. It is said that Justinian embarked on various construction projects that thoroughly remade the city of Constantinople after riots against high taxes destroyed the city. His
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discussed. One of the architectural achievements of the empire was the Hagia Sophia that was finished in 537. It stands at a height of 184 feet tall with a dome that is 112 feet in diameter and a circumference of approximately 352 feet. Emperor Justinian was said to have claimed that he had surpassed King Solomon when it was finished. To this day the building still stands and is being used a museum. Many of today’s churches and cathedrals use these types of designs in their own
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been separate into two empires‚ after the fall of western half‚ Eastern half of Roman Empire was known as Byzantine empire which its capital locates at Constantinople. The Eastern half of the empire survived until fifteenth century. Justinian and Theodora: Justinian was the greatest emperor in early Byzantine Empire who born in 527C.E at Macedonian as a peasant. His wife‚ Theodora‚ was a daughter of a bear keeper in a circus. The young couples were both intelligent therefore received great education
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economic power in Byzantine and Constantinopole. From 395 to 476‚ the Empire was in a big crisis until the Germans left the territory. Emperor Justinian I provided the growth of the economy‚ but also the growth period ended with the “Justinian Plague” that broke out in Egypt in 542‚ and reduced the population in all provinces of the empire. The “Justinian Plague” continued until the 8th century. At the same time‚ political disadvantage occurred with the warfare against Sasanian Persia in 6th and
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