{Byzantine Empire

G.R.A.P.E.S. Review

GEOGRAPHY

- A flat plain located on a peninsula- Do you think it was open or isolated?

RELIGION

- Most citizens practiced Christianity

- The Byzantine Empire even spilt from the Roman Catholic Church to create its own form of Christianity called the Eastern Orthodox Church

ACHIEVEMENTS

- Hagia Sophia (Large church that was an architectural achievement)

- Byzantine art (Icons and Mosaics)

- Justinian Code (written set of laws)

POLITICAL SYSTEM

- Monarchy- Who is in charge?- Where does their power come from?

ECONOMY

- The Byzantine Empire’s greatest resource was its location (located between three continents, in the middle of the Silk Road)

- How do you think they used this resource?

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Emperor

Merchants

Average workers

Clergy

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aristocratsGovernment /

military officials