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Chapter 11 - Byzantine Roman Empire

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What was Justinian's greatest accomplishment?   Reforming the Law; Justinian's Code or Justinian's Code of Law  
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For how long did he rule?   From 527 to 565 A.D.  
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What was the emperor's great passion?   He enjoyed building Churches.  
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Why was the Byzantine Empire so successful?   It had a strong central government, peasants payed for the taxes, provided soldiers for military, worked the land.  
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What was the Hagia Sophia later turned into?   It's now a mosque.  
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What is one legacy the Byzantines left us?   Greek and roman knowledge.  
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What was the religion of the Western Christianity?   Roman Catholicism.  
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What was the religion of the Eastern Christianity?   Greek Orthodox.  
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Why did the Byzantine Empire decline?   The plague killed many people, which reduced the population  
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What's another reason for the empire's decline?   Constant attacks/invasions, later on the Ottoman Empire conquered the Byzantine Empire.  
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Who founded the first most important city of Novgorod?   Rurik - The Slavs invited the Viking chief, Rurik to be their king.  
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What kind of government did Russia have?   An autocratic rule.  
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What was the name of the church that was rebuilt?   Hagia Sophia.  
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How many empires was Russia divided into? And what were they called?   Two empires - Eastern and Western  
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What was Constantinople also known as?   It was known as the "Middle Way"  
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What kept happening to the Byzantines?   They kept getting attacked by their enemies - the Turks.  
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What was the religion of the Eastern Christianity?   Greek Orthodox.  
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Why did the Byzantine Empire decline?   Constant attacks/invasions, later on the Ottoman Empire conquered the Byzantine Empire.  
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What kind of government did Russia have?   An autocratic rule.  
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Why was the Byzantine Empire so successful?   It had a strong central government, peasants payed for the taxes, provided soldiers for military, worked the land.  
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