AP World Chapter 9 Flashcards
Byzantium and Orthodox Europe
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| 251135483 | Similarities between East and West | Both influenced by Islam, spread to the north, polytheism gave way to monotheism, n. areas struggle for political definition, trading activities, looked back to Greco-Roman past. | 1 | |
| 251135484 | Differences between East and West | Different versions of Christianity, little contact, east more advanced in all ways than the west. | 2 | |
| 251135485 | The Beginnings of the Byzantine Empire | Buildings, churches, Greek becomes used language (not Latin), high levels of commerce, recruited armies from barbarians, emperor kept separate. | 3 | |
| 251135486 | Justinian's Successes | Rebuilt Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, codification of Roman law (reduced confusion, created organization, spread Roman legal principles). | 4 | |
| 251135487 | Justinian's Failures | Unable to take/hold Italian Empire, westward expansion weakens the empire (Persians attack and there is new tax pressure). | 5 |