HISTORY 1CC3 Chapter 6: MiddleAgesHistory
30 Jul 2018
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Took rome from ostrogoth"s, and parts of spain: ruled almost all the territory of old rome, great road and fortress builder, theodora (wife): All are equal in the eyes of the law: confessions obtained by torture are invalid, all still used today, miscellaneous, mese= main street and marketplace of constantinople, hippodrome= "race track, chariot racing and circus, nika rebellion (532) Factions of the hippodrome ("blues and greens") rebelled and proclaimed a new emperor. Belisarius slaughter 30,000 rebels: nika= means conquer , byzantine culture **, preserves classical culture (germans destroyed classical stuff in west, convert the slavs to christianity. St. methodius converts west: art (glorifies religion, mosaics=inlaid pieces of glass, stone, enamel, architecture. King= figure head: charles martel (reign 720-741) the hammer , mayor of the palace (like a king in his time, *** battle of tours (732, near orleans (north central france)
