Download IMPORTANT CONCEPTS OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE

TN 7.2 Study Guide
IMPORTANT CONCEPTS OF
THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
1. EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE CONTINUED BECAUSE:
Their diplomacy in dealing with other nations as
opposed to conquering and forcing their culture on
people
Respected other cultures – learned from those they
traded with
Location the crossroads of land & sea trade routes
Wealth from trade & land expanded by military might
2. CULTURAL INFLUENCES THAT ROME
HAD ON THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Buildings built in Roman style – Roman
architecture
Emperors still spoke Latin even though Greek
main language of people
Roman Laws were enforced
Christianity was the main religion
3. CONSTANTINOPLE:
First named Byzantium
Capital of the Byzantine Empire
Easy to travel to and very easy to defend
Located at the center of major trade
routes
Located in Europe
4. THE LEGACY OF JUSTINIAN:
Justinian’s Code – reorganized and simplified
the existing Roman laws of the Eastern Roman
Empire.
Women’s rights – believed that women could
own property and had some rights.
All women (rich or poor) followed the same
standards of behavior
Hagia Sophia – church built by Justinian