Byzantine

The Golden Age

• From the

period 641 to

1025 is

considered to

be the golden

ages

Byzantine empire had

advantages in military

strength, religion

influences, and the arts

made by Byzantine

G.R.A.P.E.S

• Geography

• Religion

• Achievements

• Politics

• Economics

• Social structure

Geography

• At it’s largest

includes Greece,

Italy, Egypt,

Syria, North

Africa, and

Southern Spain.

• Constantinople

was the city

capital.

Religion

• Center of

Christianity.

• Religion

played a big

part in law

and

punishment

Achievements

• Took over

Rome.

• First empire to

be founded not

only on world

power but on

the authority of

the church.

Politics

• Army’s were

large and

they were

always at war

with Muslims.

•

Economics

• Trade routes by

water.

• Constantinople

was a prime hub

in trade networks

across Eurasia

and north

America.

Social Structure

• Slaves able to

earn freedom

by fighting in

battle or

working as a

servant.

• Justinian code.

Justinian code

• The Justinian code decided laws for Byzantine. Marriage, slavery, property, (ect.).

• Contained nearly 5,00 roman laws

• Our size was 3,500,000

• The year 555 is our peak.

• Capital was Constantinople

• Founder was Constantine

Why Byzantine was important

• Without Byzantine modern

western world would not exist.

Byzantine was the empire of

Greece and Rome

The End