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After the German invaders battled the Romans in the west, Constantine moved the capital east and renamed it Constantinople. He, then, made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
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The Nika riot took place in Constantinople over the course of about a week. They were riots against Justinian I. The city of Constantinople was in ruins after, with many killed and parts of the city burnt to the ground.
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Belisarius was chosen by Justinian to get back Western Rome from the German tribes. He took a fairly small group of soldiers and conquered parts of North Africa. He continued to reconquer land for the Romans.
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Hagia Sophia was built for the Greek Orthodox Christian religion as a church. It was built by Constantine I, however it was ruined in the battles and riots that took place in Constantinople. It was rebuilt by Justinian I.
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From 622-732, Islamic leaders sent in a large army to gain back territory. Islamic people invaded other areas reconquring a lot of land.
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The fights over the land that is Bulgaria lasted many years. In 970, Basil II's military conquered many eastern provinces. They were not able to gain control over the western provinces.
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The Great Schism was basically the split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church. The distance between the far east and west was huge. This large distance caused some conflicts and differences in beliefs.
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Popes and emperors did not get along very well. When Emperor Alexios I for Pope Urban II's help, he agreed. He helped because the Turks had migrated to the Holy Land.
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The Turks were on route to Jerusalem but were redirected to Constantinople. The western crusaders were no longer getting paid. They attacked the city of Constantinople and Alexios was murdered. This is were the decline of the Byzantine Empire was sure to continue to decline.
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The crusades didn't go as planned for Pope Urban II and Emperor Alexios I. They did not reconquer the Holy Land. Although they were negatively effected, Europe went through many economical and political changes after the crusades.
