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Byzantine Empire. Achievements of New Rome. Justinian Code. Created by Emperor Justinian Updated old Roman laws Code - 5,000 Roman Laws Digest - Quoted Roman opinions Institutes - Textbook to teach law Novellae - Laws after 534 A.D. Engineering.
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Byzantine Empire Achievements of New Rome
Justinian Code • Created by Emperor Justinian • Updated old Roman laws • Code- 5,000 Roman Laws • Digest- Quoted Roman opinions • Institutes- Textbook to teach law • Novellae- Laws after 534 A.D.
Engineering • Public works programs rebuilt Constantinople and forts • Built Churches (Hagia Sophia) • Built other structures • Baths, aqueducts, courts, schools, and hospitals
Eastern Orthodox Christian Church • Byzantium (Constantinople) flourished and churches began to develop differently • East and West Europe split over religious differences between the Pope and Patriarch (Head of the EOCC) • East-Eastern Orthodox Christian Church • West- Roman Catholic Church
Preserving Culture • Greek and Roman culture was preserved through building projects (aqueducts) • Used Greek literature • Used Latin Grammar • Used Greek and Latin Philosophy
Fall of Empire • Bubonic Plague killed many Byzantines • Attacks from the East and West (Same as Roman invaders) • Territory shrank- finally conquered by Ottomans
Impact on Russia • Religious influence by Orthodox missionaries • Cyrillic alphabet was used to teach Slavs the Bible • Missionaries and Slavs created a culture that would form Russia