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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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 having to do with law. He had all the existing Roman laws reviewed. He had all
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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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Not all empires are going to last forever are they? The Roman and Han empires both ended similarly and differently. They both were impacted by disease‚ which killed off their population and both had external invaders. The difference was the internal rebellion in the empires. The first similarity between the fall of the Roman and Han empires is the spread of disease. For example‚ in Rome‚ malaria arose because of the poor hygiene all over the neighborhoods. People dumped the waste out of the windows
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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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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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Eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire because the Roman Empire was split into two. The Roman Empire was no longer controllable by Diocletian‚ who was the emperor at the time‚ so he decided to split it into two parts. The Eastern Empire governed out of Byzantium (which became known as Constantinople)‚ while the Western Empire was governed from Rome. After a civil war‚ Constantine claimed it all‚ he changed the empire in a way that many others could not. The term “Byzantine” derives
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Between 200 B.C.E. and 1100 C.E. some aspects of cultural and political life changed between the Roman and Byzantine Empire while‚ other aspects continued. The aspects that continued politically are strong centralized political system‚ with an emperor overseeing. The aspects that changed politically are the way provinces of the empire were ruled. The aspects that continued culturally are the wealth‚ trade dependence‚ and pride. The aspects that changed are the religion‚ language‚ and military defense
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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 Emperors of the west was
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Byzantine empire 1000 years of a strong and large empire 500’s-1463 Location: on the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Therefore good fisherman‚ sailors Therefore good economy‚ good trade. Therefore a lot of cultural diffusion -In ancient times this is called Asia Minor -Not to far from Greece Therefore a lot of Greek influences. 1) Spoke Greek 2) Influenced by Greek Architecture 3) Influenced by a new form of Christianity Greek orthodox church=Byzantine Empire is called the Eastern Orthodox
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