happened because of how the earlier empires used Christianity as a unifier. The popularity of Christianity was first spread during the decline of the Roman Empire. It’s popularity became enforced by the Byzantine Empire‚ when Justinian tried to rebuild the Roman Empire. Justinian was often portrayed with his officials on his left‚ and the church powers on his right. He used Christianity to unite the people under his rule. Another time when the church’s importance was enforced was the mass conversion
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Between 100 CE and 600 CE‚ the Roman empire underwent a change politically as the empire collapsed due to chaos inside it’s empire. Culturally‚ influence of Christianity grew. The Eastern Roman empire‚ Byzantines‚ proved to keep a continuity of the empire. The most dramatic change that the Roman Empire had was its collapse in the late classical period. Han China and Gupta India‚ also struggled with a collapse in their own empires at the same time. In the year 100 CE‚ the Mediterranean‚ and
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01.07 Collapse of an Empire Travel Journal 1. What was Justinian I’s role in the decline of the Byzantine Empire? First‚ his constant wars and the rebuilding of Constantinople after the Nika Riot caused serious financial problems for the empire. The reconstruction of the Hagia Sophia alone cost about 320‚000 pounds of gold. Second‚ Justinian left the Byzantine army scattered across the empire. Many units were occupied fighting fierce nomads. One of these groups‚ a Germanic barbarian tribe called
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believe that Jesus allowed himself to be crucified by the Romans to atone for the sins of humanity. 25. Jizya: a poll tax paid by minority religious groups within the Muslim empire 26. Justinian Code: a collection of laws and legal interpretations formed with the support of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I 27. Kinship: a relationship or connection between two parties that share a common biological‚ cultural‚ or historical origin 28. Muhammed: Muhammad is the founder of Islam. Muslims consider
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Under Justinian’s leadership‚ the Byzantium’s economy grew impressively. Through legend‚ Justinian is said to use two of his ambassadors to sneak in silkworm eggs from China. This is said to be done by hiding them in their hollow staffs. Whether or not the specifics are true‚ the Byzantium were able to get silkworms‚ which allowed them to establish
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Byzantine Empire vs. Roman Empire After the split of the Roman Empire‚ the Byzantine Empire bloomed in the east. Its greatest ruler‚ Justinian‚ made it his main goal to regain the lost territory and power of Rome. Although the Byzantine Empire was initially a part of the Roman Empire‚ there are many similarities and differences found in their creation‚ their interpretations of Christian beliefs‚ and their decline. Rome was supposedly founded in 753 BC by the twins Romulus and Remus in Italy
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Historical Laws and Security Checkpoint CJS/250 April 24‚ 2013 Historical Laws and Security Checkpoint The Babylonian King Hammurabi established the code of Hammurabi. It was established by the king himself in 1750 B.C. and discovered intact in 1901. It contains 282 clauses variety of obligations‚ professions and rights‚ as well as retail‚ slavery‚ marriage‚ stealing‚ and outstanding debts. If any of the clause was to be violated the punishment that would be handed down would be severe
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Immediately after the Classical Era of World History‚ the period that came along was the Postclassical Period. This period‚ within the year 500 CE and 1450 CE‚ was built up by “third-wave civilizations”. In other words‚ it was built up by large empires characterized by constant patterns of change‚ trade‚ and considerable changes in technologies. In 1492 CE these civilizations got global‚ meaning that the interactions among these different societies stopped being regional. Two empires who were very
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“ The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history‚ resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people” (Black Death). The Black Death with its certain symptoms‚ causes‚ diagnoses‚ and treatments has a long history and has been used in biological warfare. The best known symptom of bubonic plague infected‚ enlarged‚ and painful lymph nodes‚ known as buboes. After being transmitted via the bite of infected fleas‚ the Y. pestis bacteria localize in an
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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 is
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