Medieval Europe, 9/e

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The Early Middle Ages: The Birth of Europe

Byzantium Endures

Essay Quiz


1		Why did the Eastern Roman Empire survive after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?



2		Which of the problems facing the Byzantine emperor had also been problems for the Roman Empire? Discuss how the Byzantines addressed these problems. Were their strategies different from their predecessors? Were their strategies less or more successful?



3		In what ways was Byzantine culture "Hellenic" as well as "Roman"?



4		Was the Byzantine Empire simply a continuation of the Roman Empire? At what (if ever) point can we say that it became distinctively different?



5		"Constantinople...appears to have been formed by nature for the centre and capital of a great monarchy." (Edward Gibbon). Discuss.



6		What was Theodora's role in the governance of Constantinople?



7		What were the outstanding accomplishments of the Byzantine Empire under Justinian and Theodora's rule?



8		"The Byzantine Empire was the creation of Heraclius rather than of Constantine." Discuss.



9		What were the challenges facing the Byzantine Empire? How did the Byzantines cope with these problems?



10		What were the factors leading to the increasing distance between the eastern and western parts of the empire?



11		What were the religious disputes that led to the split between the eastern and the western churches?



12		How were the Slavs and the Russians converted to the Greek Orthodox church?

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