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The Roman Empire collapsed in the West when Germanic invadersforced the emperor to flee.
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Whilethe
Empire collapsed
in the West, it
did not collapse
in the East.
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The Eastern Roman Empiresurvived!
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The Eastern Empire became knownas the Byzantine Empire.
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Yes, the Byzantine Empire was formerly theEastern Roman Empire.
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Constantinople, formerly known asByzantium, was the capital of theempire.
E. NappConstantinople had a great location for trade. It was located on thecrossroads of trade between Europe and Asia. Trade increased wealth.
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The Byzantine Empire became wealthyfrom trade.
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In the ByzantineEmpire,
Greek wasthe languageof the state
and the church.
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The Byzantine Church was the
Orthodox ChristianChurch.
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Orthodox Christians did not recognize the leadership of the RomanCatholic Pope.
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Icons or small paintings of the
saints and Jesus were used by
Orthodox Christians in their
worship.
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The Hagia Sophia was a Byzantine Church and an architectural marvel.
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In 1054 A.D., the Orthodox Christian
Church officially split from the
RomanCatholic Church in the Great Schism.
E. NappThe Byzantines greatly influencedRussia by bringing the OrthodoxChristian religion, creating analphabet for the Russian language,and bringing the idea of absoluterulers to Russia.
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Do you see the Byzantine influencein this Russian Orthodox Church?
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The Byzantineseven influenced
the modernworld by
collecting andpreserving
Roman laws.
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Justinian was a Byzantine Emperor. Heordered the collection of Roman law.
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Yes, the Byzantine Empire survived for one thousand years after the fall of Rome,preserved Greek and Roman learning,influenced Russia, and influenced the modern world.