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{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
Industrialists
aristocratsGovernment /
military officials
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