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Giattino - U2-3
Unit 2 - Section 3 - The Byzantine Empire
Question | Answer |
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Constantinople | The Byzantine empire arose from this site |
Byzantine empire | covered an area from Rome through southeastern Europe and Asia Minor, down to Egypt and across North Africa. |
autocratic ruler | single ruler with complete authority |
Justinian Code | Laws that covered a variety of social topics such as crime, marriage & property. Existed for over 900 years! |
Byzantine Technology | Hippodrome, Built baths, aqueducts, law courts, schools, & hospitals |
Byzantine History | 527AD—Justinian becomes ruler 850s AD—Byzantine culture spreads to Russia 1240 AD—Byzantine invaded by the Mongols 1453 AD—Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks |
Preserved Greco-Roman culture | mix of Greek/Roman influences) Philosophy Greek & Latin grammar Mathematics |
Byzantine Religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
Byzantine use of Language | Most spoke Greek Cyrillic Alphabet invented Became the Russian alphabet |
Byzantine Economics | Traded with people all over the world British Isles=wool China=silk Africa=cotton & grain India=spices Russia=furs Use the Silk Road Used gold coins |