Byzantine Empire Notes
Fall of Rome
Political Issues
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Emperors _______________- were either _______________________________________.
The Senate lost its ___________. Generals in territories _______________.
Foreign Invaders
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The Huns, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, and Franks were
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________________________________________________________________ overthrew
Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of Western Rome.
Military Issues
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Soldiers became __________and stopped _________________.
Not enough __________.
Natural disaster and Plague ______________________________________________, not
enough people to draft.
Diocletian- Roman emperor _______________________________________ which separated
East and West Rome.
Constantine- Roman emperor who _______________________________________ and
renamed it ________________. Made _______________ the official religion of Rome.
After Rome Fell______________________________________________________________________________
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Why did Constantine move the capital from Rome to Constantinople?
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Constantinople was distant from ______________________ in the west
It provided protection on the __________________
It’s location served as a ______________________________ between Europe and Asia
The city was ______________________ along a peninsula
Role of Constantinople
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Constantinople served as _________________________________________________
up until the conquest of the Ottoman Turks in 1453 CE
Constantinople preserved _______________________________
Constantinople’s location also served as ______________________________
Justinian
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Justinian is largely regarded ____________________________________
Once Justinian became ruler he made one last attempt ___________________________,
under his rule
While the reunification of Rome did not last, he ______________________________
Justinian was able to reconquer much of _________________________________
Justinian’s success at reuniting former Roman territory was celebrating with the
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Justinian __________________________________________ the Roman Laws and created
what became known _____________________________.
Justinian’s Code served to unite the empire and became
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Theodora
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Theodora was the ________________________________________________________
Theodora was _________________________________________.
Theodora successfully passed laws that ___________________________________ and also
altered divorce laws, which gave _______________________________.
Great Schism
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________________________________ between the East and West and
_____________________________________were the primary reasons for the split of the
Church
The Schism created the _____________________________ and the
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_______was spoke in the west, while in the Byzantine Empire __________was the primary
language
The dispute of language and disagreement over power of the Church led to the
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The leader of the Roman Catholic Church is the________
The leader of the Eastern/Greek Orthodox Church is the ____________
Eastern Orthodox Christians ________________________ his infallibility
In the Western Church (RCC) the ___________________________________________
In the Eastern Church (GOC) _________________________________.
Summary of Catholic Church-
Summary of Orthodox Church-