Unit 5: Byzantine Empire - Short Answer Possibilities Flashcards
Corpus Juris Civilis (aka: Code of Justinian) - This was by far Justinians most important achievement. Who did he commit to work on this project?
Justinian committed Greek and Latin scholars from 528-534 to work on the project. He codified all Roman laws and legal opinions since Hadrian.
Corpus Juris Civilis (aka: Code of Justinian) - Why was creating this code important?
People throughout the empire were beginning to follow different laws, which caused obvious problems. Justinian wanted to solve these issues.
Corpus Juris Civilis (aka: Code of Justinian) - What was the Codex?
Roughly 5,000 laws that were still useful in Constantinople. They were organized by topic.
Corpus Juris Civilis (aka: Code of Justinian) - What was the Digest (Made up of 50 volumes)?
Quotes and summaries of the opinions of Rome’s greatest legal writers. It was made up of 50 volumes.
Corpus Juris Civilis (aka: Code of Justinian) - What was the Institutes?
A textbook that explained to law students how to use the new code.
Corpus Juris Civilis (aka: Code of Justinian) - What was the novellae?
Laws made after 534.
Differences Between the West (Rome) and the East (Constantinople) - What language were the church services done in the West (Rome) church?
Latin
Differences Between the West (Rome) and the East (Constantinople) - Who was head of the church in the West (Rome)?
Pope
Differences Between the West (Rome) and the East (Constantinople) - Were priests allowed to marry in the West (Rome)?
Priests are NOT allowed to marry and they still can’t today.
Differences Between the West (Rome) and the East (Constantinople) - What language are the church services done in the East (Constantinople)?
The Language of the people (vernacular = Greek).
Differences Between the West (Rome) and the East (Constantinople) - Who is the leader of the East (Constantinople)?
The Bishop of Constantinople (Patriarch)
Differences Between the West (Rome) and the East (Constantinople) - Are priests allowed to marry in the East?
Priests are allowed to marry.
City of Constantinople - Constantine moved Rome to Constantinople for 3 reasons. What were these?
It was closer to hotspots of Christianity, located at an ideal place of trade, and was easily defended.
City of Constantinople - This new city was not just the eastern portion of the Roman Empire, it was the empire toward the end. What did Constantine hope to do?
To build up Constantinople to the same grandeur that Rome had held through most of its history. Constantinople fell in 1453.
City of Constantinople - What did the Byzantines still consider themselves to be?
The rightful rulers of the land that was a part of the original Roman Empire.