2. Formerly known as Byzantium Emperor Constantine moved the Roman Empire’s capital from Rome to gain better control of Eurasian trade plan failed to improve economic situation in western Rome.

3. A form of Christianity developed by the Byzantines, services were conducted in Greek, Emperor claims authority over patriarch, priest may marry, divorce is allowed under certain conditions, includes missionary efforts, and acted as unifying force for Greek, Slav, and Russian cultures.

4. Leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church Hagia Sophia Church that would blended Islam & Christianity

5. Ruler of the Byzantine Empire from 527 -565

6. A set of laws with consequences, written by scholars who organized it into a curriculum of study. Justinian’s work influenced law today. The Code contained nearly 5,000 Roman laws, which the experts still considered useful for the Byzantine Empire. The Digest quoted and summarized the opinions of Rome’s greatest legal thinkers. The Institutes was a textbook that told law students how to use the law. Novellae (New Laws) presented legislation passed after 534.

7. Viking raiders organized Slavs in the Russian region into a kingdom centered around Kiev. Early Russian cities carried on trade with the Byzantine Empire. Byzantine culture-especially Orthodox Christianity, the Cyrillic alphabet, and Byzantine political structure, crafts, and products- were introduced into Russian society.

8. Emperor Constantine – moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople in 330ce. Constantinople was located on the land route between Europe and Asia. Lasted for almost 1,000 years. Religion – the developed their own form of Christianity known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity End of the Empire – Over time, it gradually lost its territories. In 1453, the Empire was conquered by the Ottoman Turks.

9. Byzantium benefited from a rich infusion of Greek, Roman, Christian, and Middle Eastern cultures. Large Army – The Byzantine central government taxed merchants and peasants to support a large standing army.

10. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Constantinople was a major center for trade. Silks and spices from the East, furs from Russia, and grains, olives, and wines from the empire itself brought great wealth.

11. Byzantium was rules by the series of powerful emperors with a strong centralized administration and a single set of laws.

12. Preserved the rich cultural heritage of classical civilization, including Greek philosophy and science and Roman engineering. Copies of ancient texts were saved despite destruction of West.

13. Consolidated Roman laws into a single legal code which served as a guide on most legal questions. It greatly influenced later Western legal systems.

14. Eastern Orthodox Christianity was led by the Patriarch and the emperor in Constantinople, rather than the Pope in Rome.

15. They were renowned for their mosaics, painted icons, gold jewelry, and silks. The Hagia Sophia is considered one of the most beautiful buildings.