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How did the Byzantine Empire influence their neighbors and later civilizations? LAW • Justinian’s Code. – It was created by ten legal experts who reviewed and compiled old Roman laws – It established one uniform rule of law for all of “New Rome” – It served the empire for 900 years – It influenced many European legal codes Religion- Christianity • Break from the Roman Catholic Church • Eastern Orthodox The Western Church (Roman Catholic) VS the Eastern Church (Orthodox) • The Western Church (Roman Catholic) – Services conducted in Latin – The Pope had authority over all other bishops – The Pope claims authority over all kings and emperors – Priests may not marry; this is called celibacy – Divorce is not permitted – Church is centered in Rome; it is far from the capital of Constantinople • The Eastern Church (Eastern Orthodox) – Services conducted in Greek and local languages – The Patriarch and other bishops share power over the church – The emperors claim authority over the patriarch and the bishops – Priests may be married – Divorce is allowed under certain circumstances – Church is centered in Constantinople; its close to the seat of power Keeper of Greek and Roman culture and knowledge • The Byzantine Empire preserved Greco-Roman culture and traditions. – They spoke Greek – Greek and Roman knowledge was preserved in Byzantine libraries – The Byzantines highly valued education and studied grammar, literature (like Homer), medicine, philosophy, and history (these subjects are called the humanities) Arts and Architecture • Mosaic Arts • Architecture Cyrillic alphabet • The Cyrillic alphabet was created by Saint Cyril and was used by many Slavic languages (like Russian). Influence on neighbors- Russians • The Slavs are the people from the forests north of the Black Sea. • They began absorbing Greek Byzantine ideas through their trade with Constantinople. • Adopted the cyrillic alphabet, religion, architecture Influence on the Muslims