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| What were the benefits of Constantinople's location? |
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- Protection of eastern frontier
- Distance from Germanic invasions in west
- Crossroads of trade
- Easily fortified site on a peninsula bordering a natural harbor
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| Which Roman emperor is Constantinople named after? |
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| What was the capital (seat) of the Byzantine Empire? |
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| When did Constantinople fall and to whom? |
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| What did the Ottoman Turks rename Constantinople? |
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| What culture did Constantinople preserve? |
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| What cultures make up "Greco-Roman" culture? |
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| How did Constantinople preserve Greco-Roman culture? |
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- Greek language
- Roman laws
- Architecture
- Government
- Greek philosophy
- Preserved texts in libraries
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Greatest Byantine Emperor
- Codified Roman laws = Justinian's Code (basis of European law codes)
- Reconquered former Roman territories in the west
- Expanded trade
- Made Constantinople more beautiful
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| What inspired Byzantine art? |
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| Christianity and imperial power |
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| Example of Byzantine architecture |
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| Hagia Sophia = domed church built by Justinian |
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| Hagia Sophia = domed church built by Justinian |
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| How did the Byzantine Empire make sure Greek and Roman knowledge wasn't lost? |
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| Preserved Greek and Roman knowledge in Byzantine libraries |
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| Characteristics of the Eastern Church |
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Eastern (Greek) Orthodox
- Centered in Constantinople
- Emperor = supreme authority
- Patriarch = head of church
- Langauge = Greek
- Allowed priests to marry
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Roman Catholic
- Centered in Rome
- Pope = Supreme authority/head of church
- Langauge = Latin
- Priest = celibate (not allowed to marry)
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| What was the split in the Christian Church called and when did it happen? |
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| The Great Schism - 1054 AD |
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| When Christianity split, which Church did the Byzantine Empire follow? |
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| How did the Byzantine Empire influence Russia and Eastern Europe? |
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- Brought into contact through trade routes between Black Sea and Baltic Sea
- Adoption of Orthodox Christianity by Russia/Eastern Europe
- Adoption of Greek alphabet to Slavic language = Cyrillic alphabet
- Church architecture and religious art
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| What brought the Byzantine Empire into contact with Russia and Eastern Europe? |
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| Trade routes between the Black Sea and Baltic Sea |
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| How did the Byzantine Empire influence Russian religion |
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| Russia adopted Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Christianity |
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| How did the Byzantine Empire influence Russian art and architecture |
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| Use of icons and domed buildings |
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Created the Cyrillic Alphabet by adopting the Greek alphabet to the Slavic languages so people of Russia/Eastern Europe could read the Bible
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