Chapter 9 Section 3

The Byzantine EmpirePages 327-334Questions 1-6

What did you learn?• 1. What is a Mosaic? • A Mosaic is a picture that is made up of tiny pieces

colored glass and stones.• And where were mosaics found in the Byzantine

empire?• Mosaics were found in churches and Monasteries

through out the Empire.

What did you learn?• 2. How did silk weaving develop in the

Byzantine Empire? • Byzantine traders were able to smuggle in

silk worms from China and start their own silk industry.

Critical ThinkingBetween the Black and Aegean Sea’s

Located On a Peninsula

Location Of

Constantinople

Crossroad between Europe and Asia

An Area called Asia-Minor

Describe• 4. What were some of the trade items that

were exchanged between merchants in Constantinople?

• From Asia – Spices, gem, metals, & Cloth• From Byzantine – Farm goods, furs, honey,

and slaves.

Explain• 5. Why were divorces difficult to get in the

Byzantine Empire?• The Religion of the Empire and the

government stressed the importance of marriage and divorce was frowned upon.

Analyze• 6. What important services did Byzantine

writers provide to the rest of the world?• The Byzantine writers copied and preserved

the writings of the Greeks and the Romans; otherwise these works would have been lost.