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Byzantium Becomes the New Rome Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.
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SPLITS
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Capital = Constantinople Continued as the New ROME Kings saw themselves to still be considered ROMAN emperors
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Byzantine Empire BECOMES
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Constantinople Survived because it was far away from the Germanic tribe invasions It was the crossroads of trade so it was successful Preserved Greco- Roman culture
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Justinian Justinian was a serious emperor who worked from dawn to midnight He helped rebuild and re-conquer Rome Had ABSOLUTE POWER = controlled both government and church
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Byzantine Under Justinian He wanted a re-conquest of the Roman territories that were lost through Germanic invasions
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Justinian’s Accomplishments Sent Best general Belisarius to take North Africa from the Vandals 2 Years later Belisarius took Rome back from the Ostrogoths Justinian won back nearly all the territory Rome used to rule.
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Justinian Code Justinian set up a panel of legal experts to look through 400 years of Roman law. –Some laws were outdated –Justinian wanted to create a single, uniform code This became known as the Justinian Code that was used for 900 years after his death
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Justinian Expands Trade The main street that ran through Constantinople was called the MESE which means “Middle Way” –It ran from the imperial palace to the outer walls
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There was a giant open-air market where shoppers could buy –Tin from England –Wine from France –Cork from Spain –Ivory and gold from Africa Justinian Expands Trade
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Byzantium Preserves Learning Families valued education –Sent children to monastic or public schools –Hired private tutors –Greek and Latin grammar, philosophy and rhetoric They preserved Greek and Roman great works
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Justinian’s Building Program Launched the most ambitious public building program the Roman world had ever seen. City protected by a deep moat, and three walls that were 25 feet thick City coast was surrounded by a 14-mile stone wall
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The Hagia Sophia Justinians’ most splendid building Christian church later taken by the Muslims
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