In the field of law, Justinian created a set of laws called the Justinian Code When it comes to religion, Justinian helped the spread of Christianity drastically He supported the growth of Christianity in the Byzantine empire, and allowed it to become one of the biggest religions today

The Justinian code consists of four books: (1) Codex Constitutionum, (2) Digesta, or Pandectae, (3) Institutiones, and (4) Novellae Constitutiones Post Codicem

The Justinian Code was the foundation for the Byzantine legal system for nearly nine hundred years The served its purpose and brought law and order back to the Byzantines Even though the Page 3 Byzantine Empire would be finished off by the Ottoman Empire the Justinian Codes influence had spread to most of Europe

One of the added amendments freed the slaves Another gave American women the right to vote These are important rights They also have been written down, saved, and protecte

Emperor Justinian wanted to save in writing all the laws that began in ancient Rome Those laws were called the Twelve Tables He collected up all the old laws, and added new ones that gave his people even more rights One of the laws in Justinian’s Code stated that a person was innocent until proven guilty

Ships carrying grain, which the city imported, had many rats that carried the plague At its height, the plague killed people in Constantinople everyday It eventually killed 40% of the city’s population

He had a strong belief in Christianity and wrote laws to protect the church and to suppress paganism He also was a prolific builder He had churches, dams, bridges, and fortifications built throughout the empire These three elements of Justinian’s passion came together when he rebuilt the Hagia Sophia

Answer: Many of the laws contained in the Codex were aimed at regulating religious practice, included numerous provisions served to secure the status of Christianity as the state religion of the empire, uniting church and state, and making anyone who was not connected to the Christian church a non-citize

Justinian Code of Law: “Citizens are joined together in lawful wedlock when they are united according to law, the man having reached the years of puberty, and the woman being of marriageable age… provided that…they have the consent of the parents

What did the Code of Justinian do? To consolidate thousands of laws inherited by the Roman Empire To revise outdated or confusing laws and make improvements to existing laws

What was the impact of political and legal ideas contained in Justinian’s code? It helped Strengthen CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT by making rules that monarchs could use —that are used even today

what do Arians believe that true Christians do not? they believe that Jesus is not equal to the Father and as a result, not fully God a belief held by the church that is so fundamental that Christianity would not be the same without it

Kiev was linked to Byzantium by religious guidance and trade How Did Vladimir and his son Yaroslav contribute to the power of Kiev? Vladimir expanded the state west to Poland and North to the Baltic Sea Also, Yaroslav married off his sisters and daughters to kings and princes to form political alliances

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What caused Kiev’s decline? The Kiev’s decline was because of Yaroslav the Wise’s death, decrease in trade, and governement corruption Yaroslav the Wise died and government officials competed for power, similar to the decline of the Roman Empire Kiev’s wealth diminished because of lack of trade

Olga and Vladimir influenced the Slavic people by converting them to Christianity and helping them learn the religion

Who were the Slavs? They were mostly farmers Some became merchants who traded with people in other countries The Vikings made their homes among the Slavs

Justinian is best remembered for his work as a legislator and codifier During his reign, Justinian reorganized the government of the Byzantine Empire and enacted several reforms to increase accountability and reduce corruption

The location of Kiev contributed to its rise as the center of early Russia due to its geographical location and for being in the middle of a trade route Scandinavian people used to trade from Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empir

There were many Slavic and Baltic pirates (Vikings) in the Baltic sea during the Viking age While Norse raided Slavic and Baltic lands in Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia, Slavs also raided Scandinavia The Wends, a Slavic people in modern day Eastern Germany, raided and pillaged much of Denmark

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The modern nations of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine all claim Kievan Rus’ as their cultural ancestors, with Belarus and Russia deriving their names from it The Rurik dynasty would continue to rule parts of Rus’ until the 16th century with the Tsardom of RussiaKievan Rus’

Evidence for strong bloodline connections between the Kievan Rus’ and Scandinavia existed and a strong alliance between Vikings and early Kievan rulers is indicated in early texts of Scandinavian and East Slavic history Several thousand Swedish Vikings died for the defence of Kievan Rus’ against the Pechenegs

The Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus’ was part of the Mongol invasion of Europe, in which the Mongol Empire invaded and conquered Kievan Rus’ in the 13th century, destroying numerous cities, including Ryazan, Kolomna, Moscow, Vladimir and Kiev, with the only major cities escaping destruction being Novgorod and Pskov

Rurik and his brothers arriving in Staraya Ladog It was afterdanavian Vikings—who were known in Eastern Europe as “Varangians” or “Rus”—established Viking rule over Slavic tribes in what came to be called Kievan Rus At first, the region was divided between three noble brother

Genetic studies confirm that it is not true that all Vikings were blonde There was a mix of blondes, redheads and dark-haired Vikings However, it is true that blonde hair was considered particularly attractive, and many darker haired Vikings bleached their hair blonde using Lye soap