divided; a clear separation that still survives today. Constantine’s Church was destroyed. Constantinius and the Emperor Theodosius rebuilt the grand church. Constantinius’s church was raided and destroyed with fire during the Nika riots. Emperor Justinian then started to rebuild the Church giving us the present structure. The Hagia Sophia was one of the many great achievements of Emperor Justinian. With the conquest of Constantinople‚ the Hagia Sophia Church became a Mosque. The Hagia Sophia contains artifacts
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back and has transformed to what it is now. Many cultures‚ religions‚ and people have influenced this change. The Byzantines have had a huge role in this influence. The impact that the Byzantines had has lasted till today. It all started with the Emperor Constantine. Constantine rebuilt the city known as Byzantine and soon changed its name to Constantinople. Constantinople was then made the capital of the Empire. So many of the little changes that the Byzantines made‚ have made a huge difference and
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artwork as well as being influenced by the events of that time. Through the works ‘Mosaic of Emperor Justinian and his Court’‚ ‘Olympia’ by Edouard Manet‚ ‘Le Demoiselles d’Avignon’ by Pablo Picasso‚ performance artist Orlan and ‘Overstepping’ by Julie Rrap‚ the physicality of an artwork (the way in which it structurally appears) will be explored by the influenced of time and place. ‘Mosaic of Emperor Justinian and his Court’‚ (547 AD) is a 6th century mosaic in San Vitale‚ Ravenna. This mosaic artist
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Byzantie Empire came into existence after the Roman Empire divided into two sections and the Western Roman Empire collapsed. One reason for the decline of the Western Roman Empire was that the move of the capital city to Constantinople in 330 C.E. Emperor Constantine moved the capital to a better location for trade and defense purposes. As the Byzantine Empire grew and prospered‚ it carried on traditions‚ culture and the way of life of the Western Roman Empire. In both the Byzantine and Western
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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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Justinian carried on the unending war against the Persians with mixed success. His general Belisarius lost a battle at first in 528‚ then completely routed the Persians at Daras‚ near Nisibis (June‚ 530); but on 19 April‚ 531‚ the Romans were defeated near Callinicum on the Euphrates; in September a peace was arranged on fairly equal terms. The emperor then conceived the plan of reconquering Africa and Italy‚ lost to the empire by the Vandal and Gothic invasions. In 533 a fleet of five hundred ships
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Underneath both the king and the nobles are the common people‚ who work for the nobels. This system benefitted European society as it had an economic use‚ a political use‚ and a social use. D - On Christmas Day in 800 CE‚ Charlemagne was named the first Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. As Charlemagne was crowned not only on Christmas Day‚ but also by the pope‚ it solidified the Holy Roman Empire’s connection with the Church‚ and increased Charlemagne’s legitimacy amongst the people. Charlemagne’s
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state had been securely laid ‚ wanting Rome to have a fresh start. During the time of the Republic‚ Romans were mostly fighting for land‚ without much civilization. There was competition amongst rulers and the Republic did not much flourish. When the reign of Augustus began Pax Romana (Latin for peaceful Rome)‚ there was peace at last. Land was not a problem for Rome‚ for it had an abundance‚ more than any empire before‚ due to the gains from the Republic‚ which decreased the Romans will to conquer
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particular battles. Justinian was a leader who cheated people‚ rewritten people’s wills so that everything they own would be transferred to him‚ didn’t pay his soldiers‚ and killed 30‚000 people in one day. He also killed every political opponent‚ everyone in the towns of Italy‚ which set Italy back 200 years‚ and he led several wars. Justinian also had a power-hungry wife‚ Theodora‚ who helped drive Justinian’s power. In 548 A.D‚ Theodora dies of cancer‚ and 17 years later‚ Justinian dies as well. Clovis
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CHW3M Grade 11 Ancient Civilizations Exam Course Name: World History to the 16th Century Course Code: CHW3M Date: Time: 2 hours Teacher: L. Melia-Villani Structure: Part A: True/False‚ Multiple Choice – 46 marks: Knowledge/Understanding Part B: Artefacts: choose 3 of 5: 30 marks: each question is worth 10 marks: 5 marks=thinking‚ 5 marks=application Part C: Historical Figures: 20 marks: choose 2 of 9: each question is worth 10 marks: 5 marks=thinking‚ 5 marks=communication
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