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Chapter 9 Section 3. The Byzantine Empire Pages 327-334 Questions 1-6. What did you learn?. 1. What is a Mosaic? A Mosaic is a picture that is made up of tiny pieces colored glass and stones. And where were mosaics found in the Byzantine empire?
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Chapter 9 Section 3 The Byzantine Empire Pages 327-334 Questions 1-6
What did you learn? • 1. What is a Mosaic? • A Mosaic is a picture that is made up of tiny pieces colored glass and stones. • And where were mosaics found in the Byzantine empire? • Mosaics were found in churches and Monasteries through out the Empire.
What did you learn? • 2. How did silk weaving develop in the Byzantine Empire? • Byzantine traders were able to smuggle in silk worms from China and start their own silk industry.
Describe • 4. What were some of the trade items that were exchanged between merchants in Constantinople? • From Asia – Spices, gem, metals, & Cloth • From Byzantine – Farm goods, furs, honey, and slaves.
Explain • 5. Why were divorces difficult to get in the Byzantine Empire? • The Religion of the Empire and the government stressed the importance of marriage and divorce was frowned upon.
Analyze • 6. What important services did Byzantine writers provide to the rest of the world? • The Byzantine writers copied and preserved the writings of the Greeks and the Romans; otherwise these works would have been lost.