History of the Byzantine Empire
Justinian's massive building projects, corrupt rulers after him, the impact of the Bubonic Plague, religious conflicts, outside invasions, and the preservation of knowledge by the Byzantine Empire. The Empire's influence on Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the spread of Eastern Orthodox Church and Cyrillic alphabet.
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A. Justinian undertook massive building projects in Constantinople Hagia Sophia Church Hippodrome Chariot Races
Corrupt / weak rulers after Justinian Corrupt / weak rulers after Justinian Bubonic Plague: Broke out between the 500s 600s, returned between 1348 Bubonic Plague: Broke out between the 500s- - 600s, returned between 1348- -1350. 1350.
Religious Conflict Empire) breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church (Western Europe) in 1054. Both are Christian, but they are rivals! Eventually, Western European Catholics invaded, looted and slaughtered the inhabitants of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade in 1204, severely damaging the Byzantine Empire. Religious Conflict Eastern Orthodox Church (Byzantine
Outside invasions Muslim Empire, Ottoman Turks. Outside invasions Persians, Russians, Ottoman Turks conquer the Byzantines in 1453. Constantinople becomes the present- day city of Istanbul.
Like the Muslims, the Byzantine Empire preserved much of the knowledge of the Greek and Roman civilizations. The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Cyrillic alphabet established by the Byzantine empire will spread the Russian civilization and to other Slavic people throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
