Yes, they were Emperor and Empress of The Byzantine Empire.
I can name 2: Manuel Comnenus and Alexius Comnenus they were leaders during the first and 2nd crusades
Religion, corrupt rulers
The Byzantine Empire was the eastern part of the Roman Empire when it split into two parts in the 5th Century CE. As such, there is no true founder of the Byzantine Empire. The last truly Roman emperor, Theodosius I bequeathed the throne of Rome to both of his sons, Arcadius (east) and Honorius (west).
They legitimized power by traditon. They killed people if they didn't listen to them.
The abbasids were rulers of the Islamic Empire back in the 700s to 1200s.
Theodora
The Byzantine Empire was the original East half of the Roman Empire. After Rome's collapse, the Byzantine Empire lived through. The most famous of its rulers were Emperor Justinian and his Empress Theodora. With most of Europe under siege of barbaric groups such as the Franks, who settled in France, Justinian and Theodora had their sights set on regaining Rome's past territories along the Mediterranean Sea, wanting to regain it and call it once again 'A Roman Lake'
I can name 2: Manuel Comnenus and Alexius Comnenus they were leaders during the first and 2nd crusades
The Byzantine Empire was divided into numerous provinces and local rulers. It was complex.
Religion, corrupt rulers
The Byzantine Empire was the eastern part of the Roman Empire when it split into two parts in the 5th Century CE. As such, there is no true founder of the Byzantine Empire. The last truly Roman emperor, Theodosius I bequeathed the throne of Rome to both of his sons, Arcadius (east) and Honorius (west).
They legitimized power by traditon. They killed people if they didn't listen to them.
The mosaics of Justinian and Theodora in the Church of San Vitale depict the emperor and empress flanked by clerical figures, illustrating the close relationship between religious and political authority in the Byzantine Empire. The mosaics emphasize the idea of theocracy by showing the rulers receiving divine approval and legitimacy for their reign from the church. The images convey the concept that the emperor's power is derived from God and that the church plays a central role in supporting and sanctioning his rule.
The abbasids were rulers of the Islamic Empire back in the 700s to 1200s.
Assyria conquered Israel, then Babylon conquered Assyria and Judah, then Persia conquered Babylon, then the Seuclid Empire conquered Judah, then the Judeans revolted, then Rome conquered Judah, then the Islamic Caliphate conquered the Byzantine Empire (the remains of the Roman Empire). The Ottoman Empire conquered Judah from the Cusaders who had conquered it from its Islamic rulers. Then the British Empire took it from the Ottomans.
Okay, so the Roman empire was so big that it could not be ruled by one person affectively, so the empire was slip into two, the "Western Roman empire"and "Eastern Roman empire!" Long story short, the Western Roman empire fell apart after having a lot of bad rulers and Rome fell into the hands of a barbarian king. So basically the Eastern Roman empire could not call them self the Roman empire, as they didn't have control of Rome! So that's why they change the name to Byzantine empire! (Even though they changed the name, they were 100% Roman by blood and culture! )
It's not word for word only has main words but theses are the answers to the mastery test you need to press ctl-f and then type the MAIN part of the questionThe capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was Constantinople.Constantinople, the city which later became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, was established by the Emperor Constantine in 330 A.D.Islam or the Muslim religion became the strongest rival of Christianity in the Mediterranean area.The Byzantine Empire preserved Greek and Roman civilization after the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire during the 5th century A.D.Constantinople, between 500 and 1000 A.D., was one of the most prosperous cities in the world.The area of France was never a part of the Byzantine Empire.The Justinian Code was a collection of laws from all over the empire that were organized and simplified by a committee of officials appointed by Justinian.Greek replaced Latin as the major language of the Byzantine Empire 300 years after that empire was created.The armies of the Byzantine Empire held back Muslim invaders for several centuries.In the Byzantine Empire the emperor controlled both the government and the church.The split between the eastern and western halves of the Christian church was caused by the issue of whether the pope should be supreme in church affairsThe Byzantine Empire was finally destroyed by the Turks.Diocletian divided the Roman Empire because civil wars and foreign invasions showed that the empire had become too large to be ruled by one person.Byzantium, the site for Constantinople was NOT near Rome.One reason the Byzantine Empire outlived the Western Roman Empire is because its navy was able to control the seas bordering the empire.An important change that occurred in the Byzantine Empire after the fall of the Roman Empire in the west was the replacement of Latin by Greek as the official imperial language.The economy of the Byzantine Empire was controlled by the emperor.The Empress Theodora convinced her husband, the Emperor Justinian, to suppress the Nika revolt.In the Byzantine Empire only portraits of rulers (men and women) were depicted on coins.As a result of Justinian's attempt to reunite the eastern and western halves of the old Roman Empire, Italy, and North Africa were conquered, but later lost to new invaders.The Code of Justinian contains the principle that imperial judges can interpret the laws of the empire.The Muslims presented the greatest danger to the Byzantine Empire after the death of Justinian.The iconoclastic controversy involved a conflict over the use of statues and religious paintings in Christian churches.There were often civil wars within the Byzantium Empire because of the lack of provision for an orderly succession to the throne.The conquest of Asia Minor by the Seljuk Turks led to a call by the pope for a crusade against the Turks.A basic cause of the schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches was the refusal of the Byzantine emperor and religious leaders to accept the authority of the pope over Byzantine churches.Emperor Justinian I ruled during the 6th century from 527 to 565.The Iconoclastic Controversy occurred during the 8th and 9th centuries.The LAST to occur was the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks under their Sultan, Mohammed II, in 1453. With the fall of that capital city, the Byzantine Empire came to an end.Anatolia, the heart of the Byzantine Empire, was located at map location 16.Arabia, at location 17, is the homeland of the Arabs who conquered the Persian Empire and much of the Byzantine Empire.The Persian Empire, at location 13, was the great rival of the Byzantine Empire for several centuries.