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Constantine rebuilt the Greek city-state of Byzantium and then renamed it after him, Constantinople. He made Constantinople the new capital of the empire.
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Riots and devastating fire swept Constantinople,builds were destroyed and many dead. To restore roman glory, Justinian launched a program to make Constantinople grander than ever. Which was to rebuilt the church of Hagia Sophia.
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Hagia Sophia's immense, arching dome improved on earlier Roman buildings. The interior glowed with colored marble and embroidered silk curtains.
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It's about the division of the Orthodox and Roman churches. This happened because of the differences of philosophical understanding, liturgical usage, language, and customs.
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began to ask the rulers of Europe to participate in a fourth crusade, again attempting to take Jerusalem away from the Ayyubids who ruled there
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As the empire continued to decline, it faced a new threat, this time from the Ottoman Turks. In 1453, finally fell to the invaders led by Mehmet II. (From lesson 4, text 6, pg 5)
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