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Explain how Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire became powerful.
Constantinople – Was at a crossroad of land and sea routes between continents; had a lot of wealth due to trade and taxes on the trade
Byzantine Empire – had a n excellent military; had a lot of wealth due to trade and taxes on trade
Describe how the Byzantine Empire grew as a commercial and cultural center along trade routes.
Commercial- it was a center for trade
Cultural- many people were visiting & moving to the city for business and trade
Explain the achievements of the Age of Justinian.
-conquered land
- appointed a team to organize Roman law = Justinian Code
-Has influenced legal systems of most modern Euro countries & America
Summarize the later years of the Byzantine Empire.
- Emperors had to fight wars against many neighboring enemies (Persians, Turks, Germanic tribes, etc.)
- Byzantines felt the pope shouldn’t have so much power in the church ; church split into two forms
- A second golden age (trade increased, economy grew, burst of creativity)
- Disputes with w/ Turks, Venetians, & crusaders
- Turks took over Constantinople in 1453
Learn about the Arabian Peninsula, its nomadic people, and its centers of trade.
- Arabian Peninsula – land in SW Asia between the red Sea and the
- Persian Gulf ; mostly desert; oases –
- Nomadic People – Bedouins, move place to place to find water & food for themselves & their herds, also worked as guides for traders
- Center for trade – Towns grew along trade routes & oases
Explain how Islam spread.
Trade, migrations, travel, pilgrimages, Muhammad’s teaching & followers
Explain the Golden Age of Islam under the rule of caliphs.
- Great advances were made in mathematics, literature, science, and architecture
- - Caliphs ruled an empire that became rich by trade
- The capital, Baghdad was in an excellent location for trade
- People brought goods to trade at the Caliph’s court
- Harun was a great supporter of the arts & rewarded those whose work he likes
Explain how Islamic achievements spread.
- Trade, conquest of land, travel
Explain the impact of Islamic civilization as it spread throughout most of the Mediterranean in the period following the fall of Rome.
-The knowledge the Muslim world had during its golden age gave Europeans new ideas and influenced the Renaissance in Italy later