the Byzantine Empire was their cities. Standing out among the others‚ Constantinople. Constantinople‚ now Istanbul‚ was a beautiful and prosperous city. It had huge walls built to protect it. These were the largest city walls in the world. The walls were made out of a special marble that came from an island called Marma. On the island‚ slaves worked in quarries known as “Quarries of the Mother of God.” The city of Constantinople had over 400 churches at one time‚ and was a very important religious
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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 for law‚ religion‚ and the arts. c. Explain the Great Schism of 1054 CE What am I learning today? What was geographic and cultural significance of Constantinople to the Byzantine Empire? How did Justinian continue to carry on the legacy of the Roman Empire?
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Byzantine Influence on Kievan Rus Kate Sergeeva World History to the 16th Century (CHW3M1-01) Byzantine Influence on Kievan Rus “All the empires of Christendom are united in thine‚ for two Romes have fallen and the third exists‚ and there will not be a fourth. No one will replace your Christian Tsardom!” - Such were the words of an Orthodox monk Philoteus as he wrote to Vasily III in 1510‚ proclaiming Russia as the true and only successor to the Byzantine Empire. ("The Third Rome‚" 2012)
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HISTORY 1111 World Civilization Name: __________________________ Date: __________________ Score: _______ 1 The most important ingredient in the making of a distinct European civilization was the (A) political legacy of Rome (B) philosopical legacy of Greece (C) synthesizing power of Christianity (D) traditions of the Germanic tribes 2 St. Paul used the term ekklesia to refer to (A) a parish church (B) the Mediterranean-wide assembly of Jesus’ followers (C) the office and officials
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Byzantine Empire Constantinople Also known as Istanbul‚ Byzantium‚ Eastern Roman Empire. Constantine moved capital to Constantinople. Justinian Reigned from 527-565. Military conquests‚ rebuilds city‚ law code. From Macedonia. Adopted. Had a lot of smart people working in his administration. Retook Rome as a way to get a larger tax base. Wanted to restore religious unity‚ afraid Jesus was returning and wanted Rome back to the great city it was. Theodora Justinian’s wife. “Dancer” might have
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Constantine the Great Flavius Valerius Constantinus {II}‚ otherwise known as Constantine or even Constantine the Great‚ was born in 280 in Naissus Moesia (which is now modern day Syria). His father the original Flavius Valerius Constantinus‚ was an officer for the Roman Empire. His mother’s name was Helena. We don’t know much about her. All we know is that she was a Christian from the beginning. When Constantine grew older they sent him to the court of Diocletian. Diocletian was the emperor of the
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as Constantine in 330 began transferring power to Turkey and establishing a more Asian court at Constantinople (what is now Istanbul the capital of Turkey in our present day). The economy within his rule flourished and the positioning of this power in Turkey allowed a fusion of trade and merchants. As such Byzantines were known for their Artisan stalls within the centres of Antioch and Constantinople. This impacted on Byzantine fashion‚ there were exotic weaves‚ selvages and embroidered Syrian silk
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entertainment. But they also had a certain amount of political influence. In the Hippodrome the Greens and the Blues could convey the voice of the people to the emperor. Theodora’s father‚ Acacius was the bear keeper for the Greens at the Hippodrome in Constantinople (Evans 13). Information about Theodora’s father is practically little to nothing. In the civilian hierchy‚ the personnel of the Hippodrome ranked at the bottom of the social pyramid (Evans 15). Therefore‚ it is evident that Theodora was not a
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until the year of his death. He was born in Illyria‚ a part of Macedonia that is now in Yugoslavia and was the son of a Slavonic peasant. His original name was Sabbatius. He moved to and was educated in Constantinople. Justinian never traveled much‚ spending most of his time in Constantinople. He once thought of leaving because of the rebellion occurring during the Nika riots‚ but made the decision to stay. He was persuaded to stay by his wife Theodora‚ who is shown standing with him in my
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Italy (www.loyno.edu/~seduffy/byzantine.html). After the fall of the west‚ the eastern half of the Roman Empire became dominant. This time is also thought of as the start of the Byzantine Empire‚ named for the town Byzantium on which the city of Constantinople was built. The Byzantines were the Greek-speaking portion of the Roman Empire‚ so at this time the Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire were synonymous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justinian_I). Even before the fall of the west‚ the
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