California History Standards | Analyze
the geographical, political, economic, religious, and social structures
of the civilizations of Medieval Europe after the disintegration of the
Roman Empire.
Describe:
- the establishment by Constantine of the new capital in Constantinople
- the development of the Byzantine Empire
- the significance of Justinian's Code
- the consequences of the development of two distinct European civilizations, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic
- their two distinct views on church-state relations
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Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
peninsula
harbor
rebellion
riot
Justinian
Theodora
public works
Justinian's Code
church & state
Eastern Orthodox Church
Hagia Sophia
patriarch
worship
excommunicate
authority
icon
schism
Roman Catholic Church | What
geographic and economic features made Constantinople an ideal location
for a capital? How did its location help the Byzantine Empire to
prosper? How did Justinian contribute to the development of the Byzantine Empire? How did Justinian's Code advance the laws of the Byzantine Empire? Why was Theodora important to the history of the Byzantine Empire? What role did the Eastern Orthodox Church play in Byzantine government, architecture, and art? What disagreements led to conflict between Catholic Europe and the Byzantines? What led to the permanent schism between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church?
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