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Byzantine Culture

Byzantine Culture. [Image source: http://www.qub.ac.uk/ibs/skylitzes.jpg]. Byzantine scholars preserved Greek philosophy and literature, Roman political and legal ideas, and Christian theology (religious teachings). [Image source: http://www.hyperbooks.com/images/scribe.jpg].

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Byzantine Culture

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  1. Byzantine Culture [Image source: http://www.qub.ac.uk/ibs/skylitzes.jpg]

  2. Byzantine scholars preserved Greek philosophy and literature, Roman political and legal ideas, and Christian theology (religious teachings). [Image source: http://www.hyperbooks.com/images/scribe.jpg]

  3. The Byzantines also created new art forms and spread the religion of the Eastern Orthodox Church into eastern Europe. [Image source: http://wordbytes.org/saints/DailyPrayers/Cyril-Methodius.jpg]

  4. Although Byzantine society was divided into a hierarchy of social groups, there were few barriers preventing a person moving from one group to another. [Image source: http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/PLATE10BX.HTML]

  5. The family was the center of social life for most Byzantines. [Image source: http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/PLATE8AX.HTML]

  6. Marriage was supported by the Church and government as a sacred institution. [Image source: http://www.pallasart.com/pics/BM016-B.jpg]

  7. Divorce was difficult to obtain, and the Church generally forbade more than one remarriage. [Image source http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/PLATE9DX.HTML]

  8. Byzantine women were expected to live partly in seclusion, so rooms were set aside in homes and churches expressly for their use. [Image source: http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/PLATE8CX.HTML]

  9. Some women became well-educatedand were influentialin the government. [Image source: http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/PLATE8BX.HTML]

  10. Several women governed as regents (temporary rulers). [Image source: http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/PLATE10CX.HTML]

  11. A few women even ruled outright as empresses. [Image source: http://xenohistorian.faithweb.com/europe/Theodora.jpg]

  12. Most Byzantines made a living through, farming, herding, or working as labourers. [Image source: http://courses.washington.edu/drama416/images/byzantine/byzantine4.jpg]

  13. Constantinople, which was the site of a natural crossroads for trade, thrived on commerce. [Image source: http://www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/~vms/carlton/constantinople5.jpg]

  14. Constantinople’s busy harbour was called the Golden Horn.

  15. The Golden Horn was often full of ships bearing cargoes from around the world. [Image source: http://www.callisto.si.usherb.ca/~croisade/IMAGES/flotte.jpg]

  16. Ships loaded with cargo sailed between the Mediterranean and Black seas. [Image source: http://www.artsales.com/Ancient%20Ships/Mercha33.gif]

  17. Byzantine merchants traded agricultural goods, furs, andslaves from northern Europe . . . [Image source: http://www.ucalgary.ca/HIST/tutor/imagemid/hanseatic.gif]

  18. . . . for cloves and sandalwood from the East Indies, pepper, copper, and gems from India,and Ceylon, and silk from China. [Image source: http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/exhibit/trade/trade_routes.jpg]

  19. The major Byzantine industry was weaving silk. [Image source: http://www.accd.edu/pac/humaniti/1301_tc/xornelas/Mvc-006l.jpg]

  20. Some Eastern Orthodox monks smuggled silkworm eggs out of China inside of hollow bamboo canes and brought them to Constantinople. [Image source: http://www.usc.edu/isd/locations/science/hancock/nathist/pasteur.gif]

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