The Byzantine Empire Flashcards
the germans who conquered gaul
franks
the creator of a unified christian empire
charlemagne
nomadic warriors who settled in present-day hungary
magyars
expert sailors from scandinavia
vikings
the leader of forces that battled the muslims at tours
charles martel
what change signaled the beginning of the middle ages
the collapse of the roman empire
what kind of laws did the early germanic kingdoms have
they had no written laws
how did the crowning of charlemagne effect the latin language long term?
the latin language spread throughout the old roman empire
the main role of powerful nobles in charlemagne’s kingdom was to
rule local regions
what happened to charlemagne’s kingdom after he died?
his sons fought for control; his kingdom was divided
where did the byzantine empire borrow ideas from
rome and greece
why was the byzantine empire successful
constantinople
which part of rome got more invasians?
the west
what does western rome become
the middle ages
what was the military like in the byzantine empire
strong
what was trading like in the byzantine empire
there were trading cities
what was the government like in the byzantine empire
there was an emperor
why is constantinople so successful
its a crossroad of several trade routes, and it sits on a strait
what is the effect of a constantinople connecting to many places
many cultures, lots of cultural diffusion
what do the leaders of the byzantine empire see themselves as
successors of caesar
when does justinian take control of the byzantine empire, and what does he try to do?
527, he attempts to rebuild rome’s empire
how does justinian try to rebuild the roman empire
he sends out generals to re-conquer the land that was lost with the fall of western rome
why does justinian rebuild constantinople
to reflect a “new rome”
the first christian empire
the byzantine empire, religion was used as a reason to conquer
what do people build to make sure nobody invades the byzantine empire
2 walls that are impossible to get through, and a sea wall to prevent naval invasions, built giant iron links
theodora
justinian’s wife
what did justinian’s wife do
he was his partner even though she had a questionable background
what did justinian and theodora build
the hagia sophia
what was the hippodrome used for
chariot races, like the colosseum
when did justinian rule the byzantine empire
during the golden age
how to describe theodora
very intelligent, knew a lot about politics
hippodrome
the center of public life
what happened in the hippodrome
the nika rebellion
what was the nika rebellion
a reaction to the rising cost of taxes, 30,000 people killed
justin’s code
code of law
the digest
summarized opinions of rome’s greatest thinkers
the novellae
laws passed after 534
the institutes
textbooks that told law students
public law -
private law -
government
individuals
what was the decline of the byzantine empire like
slow
what caused the byzantine empire to decline
- attacks by russians and muslims
- location is desirable to others
- unstable leadership
- plague
dominant religion of europe
christianity
there was tension between the pope and ______
rome
skizzle
a divide or breakup
roman catholic
the pope claims authority over all kings and emperors
eastern orthodox
emperor claims authority over the patriarch and other bishops of the empire
