Byzantine Empire (500 AD to 1453 AD) Background and Beginnings Constantine, Emperor of Rome, founded Constantinople in 330 AD on the banks of the ___________ and the ____________. The empire had become too large and needed ______________ government.____________ will become the ______________________ of the Roman Empire. An emperor was appointed and ruled the ________________________ of the empire while the _______________ half of the empire was still ruled by the emperor in Rome. Over time, the two halves began to separate from each other and even competed against each other for a time. When the western half of the empire fell to the barbarians in the 5th century AD, the eastern half of the empire in Constantinople continued to prosper. The politics of the Byzantine Empire The emperor had the task of leading the eastern half of the Roman Empire until the fall of Rome in the 5th century AD Justinian I (527-565) Emperor of Constantinople, rose in rank, was born _____________. Married to _________________ who came from a questionable background but was extremely intelligent and politically savvy. The people of Constantinople_______________ at the beginning of Justinian's reign due to some disagreements over political arrests. Justinian nearly fled the city on the advice of his advisors, but _____________________ convinced him to stay and end the rebellion. Justinian sent for the rebels to meet people in ____________________________ for an opportunity to tell the emperor about their concerns. Unarmed and unpretentious, Justinian's armies completely massacred the _______________ who showed up at the Hippodrome. Justinian was the last Byzantine emperor to attempt to _______________ the __________________.... .. middle of paper ......dinal (head of the Roman Church) in Constantinople to ___________________the Byzantine emperor. In retaliation the Byzantine emperor excommunicated the cardinal (even though he couldn't actually do it) and the ________________________________.Architecture, Technology and science________________ on top of buildingsThe domes had never been seen before the Byzantine architect's efforts.________________Domed church that still stands today, originally built in '___________________Invention of __________________Thank the Byzantines every time you “find Most likely it was a __________________________________________________Caused devastating firesAlmost impossible to put out