Chapter 9 Section 3 The Byzantine Empire Pages Questions 1-6

What did you learn? 1. What is a Mosaic? A Mosaic is a picture that is made up of tiny pieces colored glass and stones. And where were mosaics found in the Byzantine empire? Mosaics were found in churches and Monasteries through out the Empire.

What did you learn? 2. How did silk weaving develop in the Byzantine Empire? Byzantine traders were able to smuggle in silk worms from China and start their own silk industry.

Critical Thinking Between the Black and Aegean Sea’s Located On a Peninsula Location Of Constantinople Crossroad between Europe and Asia An Area called Asia-Minor

Describe 4. What were some of the trade items that were exchanged between merchants in Constantinople? From Asia – Spices, gem, metals, & Cloth From Byzantine – Farm goods, furs, honey, and slaves.

Explain 5. Why were divorces difficult to get in the Byzantine Empire? The Religion of the Empire and the government stressed the importance of marriage and divorce was frowned upon.

Analyze 6. What important services did Byzantine writers provide to the rest of the world? The Byzantine writers copied and preserved the writings of the Greeks and the Romans; otherwise these works would have been lost.