Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 2, Lesson 3: The Rise of the Byzantine Empire (pp. 42-45)
I. Byzantine History and Culture
B. The Byzantines created great art and architecture.
C. Justinian ordered Roman law to be organized into a new legal system called the Justinian Code.
B. War between the Byzantine Empire and Persia weakened both empires.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. The Byzantine Empire lasted 1,000 years. Its capital was Constantinople.
II. The Persian Threat
A. For 500 years, the Byzantine and Persian Empires fought each other, neither side really winning.
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