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to be ordained and was head of the church and state. Military expansion was greater in the Abbasid government than in the Byzantine. The Abbasids spread out through North Africa, Persia, and of course, Arabia. The Byzantines, who were based in Constantinople, were pretty much where the Roman Empire previously was. Throughout time, there were more than a few times when the Byzantines had conflicts with each other. The Abbasids frequently invaded the Byzantines and

There is irrefutable evidence that over the period of the Middle Ages, both Christianity and Islam have been anchors in both shaping and influencing governance of kingdoms and empires comprising Western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and territories ruled by Islam. Religion during this period was widely used to set laws, influence culture, justify armed conflicts, and pronounce punishment on citizens domiciled within the geographies depicted within this essay. I will attempt to illuminate the geopolitical

There is irrefutable evidence that over the period of the Middle Ages, both Christianity and Islam have been anchors in both shaping and influencing governance of kingdoms and empires comprising Western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and territories ruled by Islam. Religion during this period was widely used to set laws, influence culture, justify armed conflicts, and pronounce punishment on citizens domiciled within the geographies depicted within this essay. I will attempt to illuminate the geopolitical

The official religion was Christians as well as Jews. The Hagia Sophia known as the Byzantine monuments build during Justinian time around 527 AD in Constantinople, the structure of Hagia Sophia inspired many of Islamic Architects. The two civilization Sassanians and Byzantine highly influenced Islamic Art which Islam inherited many of their techniques. Islamic art can be seen as being successor to the culture

years after the fall of Rome. The Roman Empire was split into the Byzantine Empire(East Roman Empire) by Diocletian to make it easier to rule the huge territory. The Emperor Constantine moved the capital to Constantinople, a city where many trade routes pass through. As a result, Constantinople was a rich and prosperous city and so was the empire. Emperor Justinian made a set of laws for all in the empire to follow called the Justinian Code. It covered almost every topic such as robberies, marriage

the ruler. Then the Middle Byzantine Era begun during 843 and lasted until 1204 while iconoclasm was no longer enforced, but instead was seen as heresy. The final Byzantine era, also known as, the Late Byzantine Era began after the recapture of Constantinople in 1261 and finally ended during 1453. During the Early Byzantine Era, Byzantine art by the emperor, Justinian, began as recognizable and with a distinctive style, demolishing the unclear definitions of earlier Christian art. Also, carvings with

buildings were interested in mimicking beauty and showing the world that their building was the most beautiful and perhaps the most elite of its time as well as proving their divinity as a ruler of a great nation. The Hagia Sophia was built in Constantinople in A.D. 532 by the emperor Justinian, who hired the renowned architects Anthemius and Isidorus to build it. It was built over an existing building built by Constantine himself. The Hagia Sophia was a very significant building of its time and one

Constantine completely reorganized the empire and founded a new city on the site of the ancient city of Byzantium and named it Constantinople. This city became the capital city of the Byzantine Empire and survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire and continued to exist until it eventually fell to the Ottoman Turks, which in turn ended the Byzantine Empire. Constantinople was also strategically situated as it stood at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Here, the commerce between the Black

The main characters of the Byzantine Empire were Diocletian, Constantine, Jerome, Ambrose, Gregory, Augustine and Justinian. It achieved influence on the whole world through the Christian faith and collections of laws that are used and believed in even to this day. Moreover I do not think it impacted the Christian world, it literally made it. Iconography influenced Christians and later other groups as well, including secret societies. The major start of the Byzantine Empires influence on solidifying

classes and slaves degenerated. Constantine sought a way out of the problems his empire was facing. So Constantine moved his seat as the ruler of Rome East to the city of Byzantium. Which he later ended up, “changing its name from Byzantium to Constantinople.” (Cunningham, et al. 186). Constantine’s decision to move East would render many positive benefits for his empire. Such as the location, economic opportunities, political benefits. And personal reasons.