Traditions & Encounters AP World: Chapter 16

Traditions & Encounters AP World: Chapter 16 What did Germanic invaders do after invading Rome? - ANS they made their own states Who was close to making imperial rule in Roman Europe? What did they fall to? - ANS the Franks; internal power struggles and more invasions Where did the power of the Franks distribute to? - ANS local and regional rule (decentralized order) What were the two halves of the Christendom? - ANS Byzantine emphasis and Germanic states What did they get from the Romans? - ANS Christianity Where was the name Byzantine Empire from? - ANS Byzantion, a market town and fishing village What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? - ANS Byzantium Where was the Byzantine Empire located? What was a benefit of it? - ANS Bosporus peninsula (Golden Horn); it could defend itself well Where did the Byzantine Empire give success to? - ANS Anatolia, SW Asia, SE Europe What linked the cities of Byzantine to ports through the Mediterranean? - ANS sea lanes Who made a new capital for the Byzantine empire? What was it called? - ANS Roman emperor Constantine made a new imperial capital, Constantinople What does Constantinople mean? - ANS city of Constantine What benefited Constantine from making Constantinople? - ANS it was in the rich East Mediterranean so he could watch over the Sasanid Empire (Persia) and Germanic people along the Danube What did Constantine claim? What couldn't he claim? - ANS divine authority; couldn't claim aura of divinity What does caesaropapism mean? - ANS The emperor is the lord and could meddle in ecclesiastical affairs What was only for imperial use? - ANS royal purple, the elite wore silk robes What did the high officials have to do before greeting the emperor? - ANS kiss his feet and hands three times, and now What was used to impress foreigners of the emperor's appearance? - ANS mechanical devices (lions roaring, birds chirping) Who was the most important e