Byzantine Empire G.R.A.P.E.S. Review
GEOGRAPHY A flat plain located on a peninsula Do you think it was open or isolated? GEOGRAPHY
RELIGION Most citizens practiced Christianity The Byzantine Empire even spilt from the Roman Catholic Church to create its own form of Christianity called the Eastern Orthodox Church RELIGION
Hagia Sophia (Large church that was an architectural achievement) Byzantine art (Icons and Mosaics) Justinian Code (written set of laws) ACHIEVEMENTS
POLITICAL SYSTEM Monarchy Who is in charge? Where does their power come from? POLITICAL SYSTEM
The Byzantine Empire’s greatest resource was its location (located between three continents, in the middle of the Silk Road) How do you think they used this resource? ECONOMY
Government /military officials Emperor Merchants Average workers Clergy Industrialists aristocrats Government /military officials SOCIAL STRUCTURE