2. The Eastern Roman Empire Split by Diocletian

3. A new culture created by Roman, Greek and Asian influences Bronze Mosiacs Hagia Sophia

4. Government Emperor Constantine -Moves capital to Constantinople (used to be Byzantium on the Bosporus Strait )

5. ~ Justinian 527-565 Emperor – Ruled by absolute power ~Conquered much of Old Roman Empire ~Justinian Code – unified code of lows

7. Culture ~Valued education ~Struck by bubonic plague ~Constantly invaded ~Created the Cyrillic alphabet (Influences Russia) ~Empire tries to preserve Greek and Roman culture

8. Christian Church (1054) West Roman Catholic Chuch Rome East Eastern Orthodox Constantinople