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Istanbul and Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine (Roman) Empire and, in the Middle Ages, the largest and wealthiest city in Europe. In 1930, Constantinople was changed to its modern day name of Istanbul. Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey. It was known by a few names for several centuries. The main secondary name being, Constantinople. In 1923, the Turkish government decided it was best for the city to only go by one name, and Istanbul was chosen. Istanbul is home to the world famous cathedral, the Hagia Sophia.
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Why was constantinople considered a gateway to the east?
Because of its location. It controlled both land and sea trade and military routes.
What helped Constantinople become a center for business and trade?
Constantinople became a great center of business and trade because of its physical location. This city is located on 2 continents: Europe and Asia. The European part is on the very Southeastern Balkan Peninsula, and the Asian part is part of the Anatolian Peninsula(Asia Minor). During Roman times, it was a large trading center and the Silk Road greatly contributed for hundreds of years. It became the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, which lasted until the year 1453! In that final year, Turks who been moved in the 1200s from their original home in Northwestern China by Genghis Khan had gotten out of control and formed an Empire stretching from Austria to Greece; Turkey to Iraq; Egypt to Saudi Arabia, and was called the Ottoman Empire. By the 1600s, the crumbling Byzantine capital had become the Ottoman capital and had been transformed from dying ruins into a great center of trade, learning, architecture, philosophy, and culture. After the collapse of the Ottomans in 1918, the country of Turkey was formed and the city was once more renamed as "Istanbul". Today it is a thriving city full of history and you can visit it anytime when in Turkey.
Constantinople was an imperial capital of the Roman Empire, together with Milan. Constantinople was the capital of the eastern part and Milan was the capital of the western part. When the western part of the empire fell, Constantinople became the capital of the surviving part of the empire, which continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years. In the Middle Ages, as the seat of the emperor and the central imperial administration, and with the decay of Rome, Constantinople grew into the biggest city in Europe. It also became the main seat of the religion of this empire, Orthodox Christianity. The patriarch of Constantinople was one of the main patriarchs of the church and the emperor was the supreme head of the church. Constantinople needed to import large quantities of grains, mainly from Egypt, to feed its large population. It also imported consumption and luxury items. These factors combined to make Constantinople a centre for business and trade.
Why is constantinople advantageously located?
Constantinople has a large advantage because it is coasted by two major seas, the black sea, and the meditteranean sea. This makes it a major trading point. Also from its position it could easily stop an enemy from crossing from the meditteranean to the black sea. Also if there was a battle at Constantinople they would only have to fight from 1/4 of a front because the other 3/4 of the city perimeter is surrounded by water.
When did Constantine get baptized?
Constantine was baptized by Pope Sylvester I in 314 or 315. Only a Catholic could call a Council, as he did: The Council of Nicea, and hence, he had to be baptized into the Catholic Church prior to 325. Although not a bishop, he called the assembled bishops there "brothers".
What was the issue that really damaged the ties between the churches in Rome and Constantinople?
Which Byzantine Emperor rebuilt Byzantium as The Second Rome and renamed it Constantinople?
It was Emperor Constantine I . The reason he moved from Rome to Byzantium, was because Rome was tainted with Pagan Traditions. He renamed the city Constantinople, in honor of himself.
What is constantinople's mese?
The main street to which most of the old fora were connected. Its purpose has changed to varying extents throughout history.
How many word can you make out of Constantinople?
The letters can be used to spell the 9 letter words coastline, continent, innocents, locations, notations and potential. The letters also can be used to spell the 8 letter words ancients, canoeist, capitols, captions, colonies, colonist, constant, contains, contents, innocent, insolate, instance, location, notation, optional, panelist, patients, pelicans, pinnacle, plainest, platonic, platoons, potatoes, sanction, teaspoon, toenails and topcoats.
What is a Byzantine Patriarch?
A Byzantine Patriarch is an alternative name for the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
What happened when the Roman money lost value?
When the Romans money lost its's value, many Romans began to barter. The money lost it's value because less gold was brought it, so less gold was made into the money.
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What kind of religion like in constantinople?
Until 1054, the year of the Great Schism, there were five patriarchates, or seats of authority, of the Church founded by Christ: Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem. After the Schism, the Patriarch of Rome became the Pope of the, from that point on, Catholic Church. All the other Patriarchates continued as the Orthodox Christian Church. Constantinople was never Roman Catholic. The Greek Orthodox Christian Church in Constantinople/Istanbul is currently under attack by the Muslim Turkish government. The government will not allow an Orthodox Christian seminary to be built, and will not allow Orthodox priests to come from other countries. None of us know exactly what it was like back in 1054. edit: And the Orthodox Church does *not* recognize the Pope as anything but the head of the Catholic Church.
the answer is e.
10 verbs in a word constantinople?
10 Verbal words for the word "CONSTANTINOPLE"
Sit
Stop
clean
lie
sin
tie
let
set
split
slip
Yes, these events are known as the Great Schism when the Roman Catholic church broke off The Orthodox Church.
Roman Catholic AnswerIn the Catholic Church, the "Great Schism" usually refers to the Western schism when there were two, sometimes, three claimants to the papal throne. The pope had moved to Avignon, in France; another Pope was elected in Rome. This went on from 1378 until 1417. The Schism of the East in 1054 was between the Catholic Church and what is now called the Orthodox Church, is sometimes now in popular cultures as "the Great Schism". But, as I said, it is confusing as that technically refers to the Schism of the West not the East.What city was Constantinople made from?
Constantinople was made on the site of the city of Byzantium.
