In the past three units, you have learned about ancient Greece and Rome, the rise of Islam and the Byzantine Empire and the diversity of trade-based empires in Africa. For this assignment, you will...

Running Head: The Byzantine Empire        
The Byzantine Empire        3
THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
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Where Was the Civilization Located?    3
What Factors Lead to The Civilization’s Success?    3
What Relationships Did the Civilization Have with Other Civilizations?    4
What Led to The Civilization’s Fall?    5
References    6
Where Was the Civilization Located?
The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived for 1,000 years after the western half had disintegrated into various primitive kingdoms before succumbing to Ottoman Turkish attacks in 1453. At its peak, the Byzantine Empire included the great bulk of the Mediterranean Sea region, encompassing what is now Italy, Greece, and Turkey, as well as parts of North Africa and the Middle East (Taylor, 2019).Its general population peaked in the 6th century under Emperor Justinian I, but by the 11th century, it had contracted most certainly on account of inside struggle and interruptions from pariahs like the Seljuq Turks and Normans.
What Factors Lead to The Civilization’s Success?
During the third and fourth centuries, when Rome was fragmenting, the head Constantine was the person who united them back for some time. Constantine changed the domain over to Christianity;however, he likewise moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium, a Greek city in cutting-edge Turkey. In his honor, the city was initiated Constantinople. The Roman Empire split again in 395 CE, this time into East and West groups. They overwhelmed the Mediterranean until 476 CE when Rome fell and Constantinople turned into the last magnificent city. They were named the Byzantine Empire right now. Nonetheless, the main certifiable flood in Byzantine predominance happened in 526 CE, when Emperor Justinian rose to control in...