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Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can't Center say People just liked it better that way
of Byzantine Empire
The New Rome Preservation of Greek & Roman Culture Fostered Christianity
Marries
Church
State
Justinians Code (528-33) Theodora, his wife, very powerful, ("Imperial purple
Theme system
The Government
Provinces under control of generals who are given a land grant Peasants receive land in exchange for military service Limited the accumulation of land by the wealthy Strengthened the peasants
Theme system
Economics
Productive agricultural economy Low food prices High quality luxury goods Government control
Social
Women secluded Private tutors for boys and girls State school system for bureaucracy Most peasants literate but not formally educated
Service in Latin Icons are bad Papal authority over Bishops Pope claims authority over all kings and emperors Priests may not marry Divorce not permitted Un-leven bread
Service in Greek or vernacular Icons are good Patriarch and Bishops head church as a group Emperor claims authority over Patriarch and Bishops Priests may marry Divorce allowed under certain conditions Any bread is fine
Other Problems
Plague of 542 killed 10,000 a day Enemies:
Lombards, Persians, Avars, Arabs and Turks
Large estates did not contribute tax revenue and became more independent of the government Free-peasant class grew smaller, fewer army recruits Ottoman Turks end Byzantine rule in 1453