Byzantine Empire
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Social Studies
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9th - 12th Grade
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Patrick O'Toole
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Byzantine Empire
395-1453 CE
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Similarities and differences between Rome and Byzantine Empire
The new empire still used the Senate and basic Roman law structures
The Byzantines spoke Greek and Christianity was the major religion
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Economy
Trade with the other countries/empires at the time
The trade infrastructure was inherited from the Roman Empire
They traded valuable goods like grain and had large plots of land throughout the empire
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Like most empires, the Byzantine Empire didn’t last forever
It was constantly being attacked by Muslim armies, Turks, and Slavs. The Byzantines tried many things to hold off attackers.
They used bribes, diplomacy (negotiating), marriages, and their military power to keep their enemies back.
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Empire Ends
Slowly the empire shrank until it was nothing more than a small strip of land around Constantinople.
The Ottoman Turks eventually captured Constantinople in 1453 and ended the empire.
Byzantine Empire
395-1453 CE
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