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39 was also the economic hub of the ancient world. The Byzantines controlled much of the trade throughout the Mediterranean worl ...

40 cisterns for food and water storage. In addition, he rebuilt Constantinople’s defensive walls and the Hagia Sophia Church, af ...

41 Byzantine Arts T he Byzantines elaborated on ancient Roman mosaicart forms to decorate the interior of their churches. Byzant ...

42 Empire. Byzantine emperors believed that a unified kingdom required a unified faith. While unjust to those of different belie ...

A Prelude to the Renaissance A s the Byzantine Empire declined, it saw a revival of Greek culture and thought. This movement, wh ...

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Draw A Byzantine Mosaic Start with a simple pencil drawing (1) and draw the outline in black pen using dashed lines (2). Then, d ...

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by Justin D. Lyons The Constantinople falls the first time — to crusaders in (^501204) Ƌƍ ...

51 The Fourth Crusade Ironically, the movement that brought the armies of the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople was originally in ...

52 and hauling stone, bricks, and timber to close the breaches by night, they were exhausted almost beyond endurance. Then, Mehm ...

53 And Then It Came! On May 29, 1453, about 300 Turkish soldiers entered the city through a smoking and rubble- strewn breach bl ...

54 age at left), who first went north as ssionaries in 864C.E. But Cyril and Methodius d not just bring religion. They also crea ...

55 written code. It became known as the Code of Justinian or the Codex Justinianus. While it was not the first set of codified l ...

56 THE AdventuresOF BYCHRI S SABATINO ...

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