Byzantine+Empire

Byzantine Empire



Mostly spoke latin, but eventually spoke Greek
 * put the laws down and made different types of laws

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 * E || * The empire depeneded upon the control of the country side with the government beuacracy regulating trade and food prices, or the value of food.
 * The expansion of the merchant and its class was very crucial and effective.
 * Silk production also became relevant by putting trade as the most effective, and most crucial part of the Byzantine's economic life
 * Invasions increased along with taxation, and aristocrat class became stronger ||
 * S || * unlike the Roman society and way of life, women were respected and out at a higher level than in ancient times.
 * The lower, middle, and upper class al took part in the government
 * such as the bureaucrats
 * P || * The emperors were held to be ordained by god, just like anceint China
 * Emperor would appoint church bishopes, and passed religious and secujlar laws
 * Women were chosen Empress, by carrying the ceremonial power of the office.
 * The State controlled majority of everything including the church and its officials
 * The State controlled majority of everything including the church and its officials

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 * [[image:http://www.beastfromtheeast.org/mapEWRomanEmpire.jpg height="280" align="center" caption="The division between eastern and western societies in Byzantine empire"]]
 * I || * Hellenistic culture influenced bureaucracy and the education itself
 * The islamic way of life most definitly influenced the Byzantine/Constantinople empire
 * Daily life was practiced much similar to the Romans, Greeks, and mostly recently at that time the Muslims ||
 * R || * Catholics were in the east and Christianity in west of Europe
 * eastern side looked up, and rewarded more of the pope
 * Western looked more for faith in God and Jesus Crist of Nazareth
 * Arguments and differences between the spilt of religions continued, and followed later on.
 * [[image:http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/upload/thumb/f/f8/300px-Ac.christimage.jpg width="180" height="222" align="left" caption="picture of what most byzantine citizens though jesus originally looked like" link="http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/Image:Ac.christimage.jpg"]] ||
 * I || * Art and architecture were expectations, of Byzantine style developed very early included and showed the looks of Jesus
 * Expectation included to be much like the Romans developed who initially got most architecture from the ancient Greek civilization
 * Art showed how much control state had over the church, and the rest of the empire including its people ||
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Summary on Eastern Europe

The rise of the eatern europe came when the decline of the roman empire emegered, but europe was then divided into western, and eatern europe. Eastern Europe, or the the Byzantine empire resulted in being christians, and the main capital was Constantinople. Eastern side looked more to be Catholic, and based their practices and beliefs that the pope was second to God. Daily life was practiced simliar to the greeks, and architecture from the ancient Greek civilization. Art showed how much control state had over the church.