Today we tried to catch up with a few topics remaining on our Byzantine itinerary:
1. Byzantine Legacy: what major contributions did they leave behind?
2. Why is Justinian a good example of Byzantine history?
3. What was the religion of the Byzantines and why did it have a feud with the Roman Catholic Church?
Answers:
1. a. The Byzantines preserved Roman/Greek knowledge & culture
b. They served as a buffer between the Western Christian kingdoms and the rise of Islam.
c. They were the #1 power of the Middle Ages, and connected many different parts of the world.
2. Justinian was the emperor who embodied the desire of the Byzantines to carry on the legacy of Rome....an expansionist autocrat who wanted Constantinople to replace Rome as the premier city of its day.
3. Eastern Orthodox Christianity ~ the Great Schism of 1054
1. Byzantine Legacy: what major contributions did they leave behind?
2. Why is Justinian a good example of Byzantine history?
3. What was the religion of the Byzantines and why did it have a feud with the Roman Catholic Church?
Answers:
1. a. The Byzantines preserved Roman/Greek knowledge & culture
b. They served as a buffer between the Western Christian kingdoms and the rise of Islam.
c. They were the #1 power of the Middle Ages, and connected many different parts of the world.
2. Justinian was the emperor who embodied the desire of the Byzantines to carry on the legacy of Rome....an expansionist autocrat who wanted Constantinople to replace Rome as the premier city of its day.
3. Eastern Orthodox Christianity ~ the Great Schism of 1054