The history of the Byzantine Empire and Western Europe were different during the third wave civilizations. The way they were different is that by the Byzantine Empire had a different form of political government were at the western Europe government all collapsed in the fifth century. The Byzantine empire also had a greater control over their churches and their long-distance trade networks. There were many trajectories
Still these empires had many differences such as,ideas of culture in relation with the people.
Byzantine Religion Video Research Page Source #1: "Byzantine Empire." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Livius, 28 Apr. 2011. Web. 6 Oct. 2015. .
Islam is a religion that controls their follower's daily lives. It quickly spread throughout many large and small civilizations all throughout the world. Two civilizations that Islam affected were the Byzantine Empire and China. The Byzantine empire was the section of Rome that remained after the fall of Rome and was a very successful civilization in its time. During the rise of Christianity, the Byzantine empire became a Christian-based civilization and used the church to solve its political and economic problems that sprang up after the fall of Rome.
After the Roman Empire had fallen, the region had split into two areas: the West just being Western Europe, and the East officially becoming the Byzantine Empire. Although Western Europe and Byzantine were similar in the way the populations of both regions had retained the similar daily lifestyles and material culture of the fallen Roman Empire, they had developed drastic contrasts over time; they differed in how each of their regions were politically organized, and each had their own dominant belief system. Even after the split of Rome, the regions were similar in the way that both of their populations had become so accustomed to the previous empire’s lifestyle and material culture, that it had not faded as time gradually passed into the Middle Ages. Farming continued to be a stable source of food for both Western Europe and Byzantine, the area and condition being able to supply beans during the spring, and wheat during the fall season. The preference of agriculture comes from the Byzantine Empire being wealthy
Byzantine would be one of the important topics we studied these days. Byzantine Empire did a lot of things which had shaped the modern day and had effected Western culture. I strongly think Byzantine must be studied in schools. These reasons would explain why byzantine empire is so important Byzantine was an empire made after the Rome was disappeared. There were various of smart leaders in Byzantine such as Justinian.
Although both the Byzantine Empire and the Chinese Dynasties (Tang & Song) were rich and powerful, both had similar problems. Each were ruled by a powerful Emperor, the Chinese Emperor ruled under the Mandate of Heaven, while the Byzantine Emperor led both the Church and the State. The Tang and Song Dynasties differ. Significantly from the Byzantine Empire, they share some common aspects with each other such as their Political, Economic, and Social Systems.
Between 200 and 1200 the Mauryan and Byzantine empires both had political leaders and noble classes that expanded empires and spread their religions. The Mauryans developed an elaborate bureaucracy that collected taxes from farming and had networks of people to spy on its own people and enforce obedience. Unlike the Mauryans, the Byzantines created a system of feudalism and used Eastern Orthodoxy to legitimize the rulership of an emperor. A large imperial army consisting of war elephants and cavalry secured power for the Mauryans, while military effectiveness led to the rise of the Carolingian empire and Vikings helped with spread of trade.
Both empires’ economies were very different. The Byzantine became one of the wealthiest empires ever, while the Western economy was an agricultural based with little trading with
Ancient Rome and Modern U.S Similarities and Differences Almost everybody learned about ancient Rome in school. So most people also know that Ancient Rome and the modern U.S have many similarities and differences in the architecture, government, entertainment, etc. Because the modern U.S and Ancient Rome have many similarities and differences, the lessons from Ancient Rome Could help the U.S to avoid the fall and collapse that Rome experienced. Of the many similarities between Ancient Rome and modern U.S, three of them are, we both have large entertainment venues, we both have our military spread across the world, and we have similar architecture.
The empires included many similarities such as their philosophy, economics, geography, government, and on some sociological
Both states had impacts on the development of the West (Europe) in the period from 476, the end of the Western Roman Empire, to 1000. I believe that the Byzantine state has a greater impact on the development of the West in more ways than the Islamic state. It was more impactful on the development of the West due to its government, its ways of learning, it being a center for trade and commerce, and its act as defensive
The Byzantines are very much against the Western Church. In fact, they do not even consider the Western Church to be truly Christian. In the Ottonian version of history, Pope John XII is regarded as being evil. This dislike for the Western Church is also exemplified by the instance in which envoys from Pope John XIII were thrown into jail for bearing a papal letter addressed to the "emperor of the Greeks. " The rift between the Western Church and that of Byzantine was caused by the development of Iconoclasm in the Byzantine Empire as well as the issue of the extent of control that religious leaders should have in
The medieval society in Europe and Byzantine Empire had common similarities that included supreme church leadership although they had varying denominations in Christianity. Although most of their cultural practices were acquired from Greeks, they considered themselves Romans. Their major differences were in the kind of economic and political systems that they had. In Byzantine Empire, there was a centralized system and the Emperor was the sole ruler.
All cities were close to water bodies while Rome was an inland nation and arranged on the banks of River Tiber. Talking about art of Greece and Rome, Greeks were thought to be better than that of Romans. One of the sculptures that Greece is known with is Venus de Milo. Romans were great at mosaic, wall painting and they were also known for creating realistic portraits.
