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Compare Byzantine political structure to China
-Emperors were classified as dvine
-Merchants didn;t gain a lot of power
-Aristocrats were oredominated
-Women ruled sometimes
-Emperor was allowed to make secular laws and appoint bishops
Compare development of civilization in East and West Europe
-Both spread North
- started with polytheism that started with monotheism
-east developed by trade
-west developed by conquest
-both booked back to Greco-Roman for inspiration
-Eastern was more advanced
-different styles of christianity
-new trading activities brought north
-west developed around Roman Empire, East branched away
How did the Russian Orthodox Church develop?
-One kievan princes switched to orthodox christianity and it blended
-forced to convert
-church leaders
: imported from Byzantium and helped train illiterate Russians priesthood
What were the factors of the decline of the Byzantine?
-mever recovered from battle
-turkish invaders
-inadequate rulers after Justinian
-Italian armies gained control of Constantinople
-Crusaders by Venetian merchants weakened imperial structure
How did the Byzantine empire differ from Roman Empire?
-different churches
-combined church and gov't (byzantine)
-byzantine adopted more Hellenistic and spoke more Greek
Justinian's achievements:
-helped rebuild Constantinople and made it more classical
-unified law (organized and justice system)
-military advances
-Hagia Sophia
-advancements in art and architecture
-increased bureaucracy
What led to the split between the Western and Eastern Christianity?
-different rituals
-priest remained in celibacy or not
-excommunicated patriach and follwers => patriarch excommunicated all Roman Catholics
-states and religion was combined
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chapter 9 (?'s 11- )
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