Rise Of Christianity And Byzantine Flashcards
Who brought the teaching of Christ to non-Jews in the Mediterranean world
Paul of tarsus
Christianity promoted or resisted by the Roman Empire?
Resisted
When was Christianity adopted as romes official religion
313 ad
Christianity began with teachings of—-
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus advocated/showed care for—-
The poor and downtrodden
Christianity emphasized the holy bible as—-
The word if God
What were the instruments of gods grace
The sacraments
Who was responsible for Christian theology and the resulting response from the Roman Empire?
Paul the Apostle
St Augustine dates
354-430ad
Who was Augustine
A saint who was also the first great Christian philosopher
What did saint Augustine write?
- Confessions
2. City if God
Individual convictions of one belief
Solidarity
Solidarity grew where and when
Grew during the roman persecution period
Doctrines stressed
Equality and immortality
Conversation of Constantine to Christianity
313
Christianity OFFICIALLY declared as official roman religion
380ad
Supremacy of what/who occurred during the disintegration of imperial Rome
Supremacy of the pope
The emperor Constantine provided the foundation for the—-
Byzantine Empire
Constantinople (title and location)
“New Rome” in the East on the ruins of ancient Byzantium
Byzantine Empire established —– as a “New Rome”
Constantinople
New Rome’s location was set (in what logical/illogical format) and where
Was set strategically where Europe and Asia met
New Rome became the heart of the ——- in (date)
New Rome became the heart of the roman imperial system in 476
New Rome established in 476 while —– happened to the —-Roman Empire
476 while the collapse of the westerns Roman Empire
Under Byzantine rulers the civilization of new Rome thrive based on—-
Trade and roman law
Byzantine rule over new Rome lasted until—-
1453ad
Byzantine preserved what of Greece
Greek language and cultural accomplishments
Codification of Roman Law
Justinian Code
Eastern church in Byzantine civilization
Greek Orthadox
Greek Orthadox converted——-
Slavic people to Christianity
New focus for art in Byzantine empire
Glorification of Christianity
Constantine estuaries new Rome at Constantinople in—-
330ad
Fall of the Roman Empire date
476ad
After the fall of the Roman Empire, —- Rome because the
Eastern Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine empire lasted for
1000 years
Economic prosperity in Byzantine empire
Economic base in the domination of the commercial trade routes
Commercial trade routes controlled by —- and a monopoly on the —-trade
Controlled by Constantinople and a monopoly on the silk trade
Byzantines made excellent use of —- to avoid invasions
Diplomacy
Byzantine empire was set geographically distant from——– (this aspect kept them safe)
Was set geographically distant from the tribes who sacked Rome
Codification of Roman law by —–
Justinian
Justinian dates
528-565
Codification of of roman law strengthened—-
Bureaucracy
Constantinople was a —— city with ————- borders
Was a fortress city with excellent defensible borders
Geographically proximate to what three rising nations caused trouble for the Byzantine Empire
- Arabs
- Slavs
- Seljuk Turks
Byzantine lost —- dominance over —– (reason for decline)
Byzantine lost commercial dominance over Italy
Religious controversy that caused weakening of Byzantine empire
Controversy with the west occurred and subsequent split within the Roman Catholic Church
The —- of Constantinople during the —- crusade weakened the empire
Sack of Constantinople during the 4th crusade
The fall of —— in (date) marked the end of e Byzantine Empire
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 ad
Byzantine empire preserved the heritage of ——- while the west was culturally —–
Greco-Roman civilization while the west was culturally stagnant
Economic strength of Byzantine empire was based on its —-economy
Money economy
Byzantine empire preserved ——— church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Byzantine empire spread —– to all of ——- Europe
Spread civilization to all of Eastern Europe
When and where was Jesus born
Around 6bc in the roman province of Judah
