The Byzantine Empire and Justinian
Timeline of the Fall of Rome
• 324- _______________________________
• 330- _______________________________
• 410- Rome is attacked by the Vandals
• 413- Constantinople begins building its protective walls to keep Germanics out
• 420- Rome attacked again
• 476- _______________________________
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The New Capital: Constantinople
Location picked for many reasons
– Far away from Germanic invaders ___________
– Close to connections ______________________
– Protected by the ____________ and other water
– ___________________; could only attack 1 way
Had an interesting set up for the city
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Many famous buildings still there today
Protective Walls of Constantinople
• Walls were used to keep invaders out or at least
stall them
• __________________________
• Archers could rain down arrows
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New Leader Following Rome’s Fall
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– _________________________ as his first duty
– Attacks Germanic tribes to regain lands (Rome)
Creates a new empire due to ____________ ___________________________________
Changes many things about the Roman Empire, including ____________________
Changes in the Byzantine Empire
• Justinian’s Code- new legal code
– Based off Roman law- took the best
laws
– Lasted for over _____________ after his
death
• Language changes
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Used to be _________, now native
language is _____________
Changes in the Church
– Church branches into Western and
Eastern
– Have different beliefs, becomes
_________________________
Justinian’s Other Improvements
Hagia Sophia
• Rebuilt the __________________________
• Rebuilds the _______________________
– Was a major religious building; was destroyed
– Rebuilt due to love for religious buildings
• Beautified Constantinople w/ different things
– Used _________________ all over the city
– Used lights and candles to light up mosaics
• Also built __________________________________________________________