Byzantine Empire Flashcards
1
Q
What is Justinian’s Code? How was it developed?
A
-Legal code of the Byzantine empire that merged and updated Roman Law. It was
developed by lawyers and scholars under the supervision of Emporer Justinian.
2
Q
What was the Great Schism and what led up to it?-
A
-The split of the Christian Church into the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern
Orthodox Church. The reasons were power struggles between popes and kings, icons,
the viewpoint of Jesus Christ, etc.
3
Q
What advantages did Constantinople’s location give the city?
A
What advantages did Constantinople’s location give the city?
4
Q
What advantages did Constantinople’s location give the city?
A
Disease, Invaders, weak rulers, lack of trade, loss of trade, routes in Venice
