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I need help here for school. Here’s the story.

SO… in geography we are having a HUGE test. I need to know about the Byzantine empire. Im too lazy to look on google so since you guys have probbaly been through this, i need ur help. Tell me as much as u know and wish me luck on the test. It’s this thursday so ill need a response by then. Thnks
-akacatgirl

That fuck is that shit? I learned about maps and shit. Not an empire. You sure it’s not history?

It starts with a “B”.

Istanbul was once Constantinople

Bell boy, we combined history and geography into one class. Plus its only the 1st quarter.

Erm… they followed the Romans and built over many of their things, they had a large part of their empire in Turkey… that’s all i know o_0

Well, I know that they were also called the Eastern Roman Empire, because they are what remained after the Roman Empire fell into pieces (that is, it split in two, and the Western Roman Empire was overrun by barbarians many centuries before Byzantium was destroyed). Byzantium, on the other hand, lasted until 1453 (I think; I had better double check that number) when the Ottomans sieged their capital city - which is variously known as Constantinople, Byzantium and, today, Istanbul.

They were a formidable military might for some time, although they never reached the glory they formerly had as the greater Roman Empire. Since early on, Byzantium has been a centre for the Eastern Church, which includes the Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox denominations, as well as many others (though, let it be said that these denominations at first did not exist at all - they gradually evolved starting in the eleventh century).

It still kept emperors, and they had considerable pieces of land to keep control of. They did not extend much into Europe, however, as variously the Western Roman Empire, the Huns, the Vandals, and other barbarian tribes controlled that land. Their areal mostly laid in middle Asia, with Turkey being the focal point, so to speak.

That is what I could remember off the top of my head. ^_^

No offense, but really? Your too lazy to look it up on Google…

*Grows a hump and develops the accent of an old man.*

Back in my day we had to go to the library and sift endlessly through books for information.,.Kids these days…and I’m only 20.

If you’re too lazy to do your own work, then how do you expect to succeed at anything?

Stop being lazy, and just do the work. This is how you become more capable, not just in school, but in life in general.

Well…..I cant help u with this…..Im good at History and Math thats it.

to wacko: I exaggate some things. i really do study and do my own work, the truth is i was just curious what u guys would say. Call me crazy.

http://encarta.msn.com/artcenter_/browse.html
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/default.htm

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