BYZANTINE EMPIRE

CHRISTIANITY

• Christianity was the source of religious, moral, and cultural authority
• Hierarchical organization: Popes, patriarchs, monks and missionaries.
• Monasteries provided social services

CONSTANTINOPLE

• Constantine created it
• Was in a wealthy and prosperous region
• He could watch over the Sanasids in persia
• Had libraries, museums, art, palaces, churches, baths
• Had attractions even for the poor

JUSTINIAN

• Most important early byzantine emperor
• Built Hagia Sophia "holy wisdom"
• Created Justinian code
• Justinian code- systematic review of roman law

TRADE

• Constantinople was a major trade center
• Recieved goods from China, India, Russia, Scandinavia,

GREEK FIRE

• Allowed it to defeat muslims in muslim conquest
• Weapon
• Fire that didnt extinguish with water

FEUDALISM

• Lords, vassals, serfs
• Peasants worked the land
• You received land in return for loyalty

SCHISM

• Byzantine patriarchs vs. Roman popes
• Patriarchs argued for autonomy of major christian jurisdictions
• Popes asserted primacy of rome and seat authority of christianity

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