MMW 12 Chapter Notes - Chapter Eastern and Western Asia: Plague Of Justinian, Zoroastrianism

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 12
• Professor: Alexander B Stewart

Document Summary

The byzantine empire: traced lines back to augustus, protected heritage of greco-roman civ, called themselves romans. Sources of byzantine strength: byzantine empire endured multiple attacks due to excellent military and strategical locations of its cities and forts, had huge farms inside to endure a siege, able to conquer lots of land. The sassanid empire and conflicts with byzantium: persia(cid:374) sassa(cid:374)id e(cid:373)pire = b(cid:455)za(cid:374)tiu(cid:373)"s (cid:272)o(cid:374)sta(cid:374)t foe, sassanid empire able to thrive via trade and commerce, zoroastrianism = official religion. Jews and christians persecuted in sassanid empire: expansionist foreign policy makes sassanid empire conflict with byzantine empire, sassanids expand into egypt could not keep war funded byzantines push back . Arab forces assist in finally destroying sassanid empire. Institutes: handbook of civil law designed for students/ beginning jurists. The growth of the christian church: christian church thrives after western roman empire falls, christian admins draw on greco-roman tradition but express christian values.