| Byzantine Empire Writing Exercises Sheet #1 |
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| Answer each of the following questions using complete sentences. 1. Describe the geographic factors that made Constantinople a center of cultural diffusion, military defense, and trade. 2. How were the Roman and Byzantine empires connected? 3. Explain how Emperor Justinian adapted Roman law for use by the Byzantines. |
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Click here to print this sheet of writing exercises (PDF). Answers will vary. Constantinople's strategic location on the Bosporus Strait made it a vital hub for cultural diffusion, military defense, and trade. It connected Europe and Asia, facilitating the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures. The city's natural harbor, the Golden Horn, provided protection and access for trade ships. Its defensible position, with water on three sides and formidable walls, made it a military stronghold, safeguarding the city for centuries. The Byzantine Empire was the direct continuation of the Roman Empire, with its capital established at Constantinople by Emperor Constantine in 330 C.E. While the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 C.E., the Eastern Roman Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire, preserved Roman legal, cultural, and architectural traditions. The Byzantines spoke Greek and adopted Orthodox Christianity, serving as a bridge between the ancient Roman world and medieval Europe. Emperor Justinian adapted Roman law for the Byzantine Empire by commissioning the Corpus Juris Civilis, or Body of Civil Law, completed in 529-534 C.E. This comprehensive codification streamlined and updated centuries of Roman legal texts, eliminating contradictions and obsolete laws. It consisted of the Code, Digest, Institutes, and Novels, serving as the foundation of Byzantine legal practice and influencing European legal systems for centuries. |
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