Review these big picture questions to prepare for your test

1. Byzantine Empire
Review

2. The Byzantine Empire - changes

4. Byzantine Empire
• What was a continuity between Roman
Empire and the Byzantine Empire?
• How was the Byzantine Empire different than
Western Europe at the same time?
– In political structure
– in commerce and trade
• What were the differences between
Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholic
Christianity?

5. Byzantine Empire
• Which regions of the world did Byzantium
influence?
• Which regions of the world influenced Byzantine
civilization?
• Which groups attacked the Byzantine Empire and
weakened it in this period?
• What learning did the Byzantine Empire preserve?

6. Byzantine Empire
• How was the Byzantine Empire like Tang and
Song China politically? How was it different?
• How was the Byzantine Empire like Islamic
civilization under the Umayyads and
Abbasids? How was it different?

7. COMPARE
• Analyze the similarities and differences in
the culture of the Byzantine Empire and the
Islamic Empire under the Umayyads and
Abbasids in the 8th to 12th centuries.