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Justinian

one of the greatest Byzantine Emperors

Answer: An army of 70,000 muslim warriors surrounded and capture the walled city.

Question: How did Constantinople fall?

Answer: Taxes on land and sea trade

Question: How did trade make Constantinople rich?

Answer: weak rulers; wars with neighboring enemies cause a decline in trade; the great schism

Question: What caused the decline of the Byzantine Empire?

Answer: Constantine became the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, and he moved the capital of the Empire to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople.

Question: What two important changes occurred during the reign of Constantine?

Answer: It was the new center or wealth and power because of its location on important trade routes.

Question: Why did Constantine move the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

Answer: It is good to have laws that are easily understood so that the Empire can enforce them and keep order.

Question: Why was Justinian's Code so important?

Answer: Strong and excellent rulers who were popular and wise; Strong army; Wealthy

Question: Why was the early Byzantine Empire so strong?

Constantine

Roman Emperor and founder of Constantinople

schism

a split usually in a church or religion

reign

a time when a ruler rules his or her people

Justinian's Code

an organized collection and explanation of Roman laws for use by the Byzantine Empire

Constantinople

capitol of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire; capitol of the Byzantine Empire


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