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Was lead by the Pope, and split away from the Greek orthodox church in 1054. they believed that they were the one and holy church. This church was located in the west.

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Saint Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - baldachino

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The second biggest church, had over 250 million members. they have no correlation to the pope. They believe that they are the one, holy, apostolic church. Was lead by the emperor because of the location to the throne.

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The Byzantine empire's churches split, creating the east and western church. The eastern church was closer to the emperor. The western church was controlled by the Pope. The eastern church was orthodox, while the western was catholic.

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Their capitol Constantinople is located in the center of Bosporus, the black sea, and the Mediterranean. It was only some of what Rome was, but still had most of Greece and Italy.

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The Byzantine empire traded in Russia and in Constantinople, and because of their friendship with Russia, Russia also made a great church. They traded oil, salt, wine, fish, vegetables, and other alimentary products.

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It was the first great church of the Byzantine empire. It was created by Emperor Justinian. It was originally catholic, but when the Ottoman empire rose to power, it was converted to Islam.

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Frescoes are artworks that are painted strait onto a wall. These can also be Icons, which was usually what they depicted. You would find many of these covering walls and ceilings of churches. Frescoes were very popular in the time of the Byzantine empire.

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Icons are artworks of Jesus, Mary or any of his disciples. They could be frescoes or Mosaics. These Icons were usually located in Churches and homes. A good percentage of all of the Byzantine empire were frescoes

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Mosaics are small shards of colored glass pressed into wet plaster. They can be pictures from anything from an Icon, to a picture of a flower. Most mosaics are in churches and depict pictures of Jesus, Mary, and the disciples.

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He moved the capitol from Rome to Constantinople. He was the first Christian emperor of the Byzantine empire. He united Rome from the split that Diocletian did. He was the first emperor to stop Prosecution of Christians and legalized Christianity

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Emperor Justinian created the Justinian code, which laid the foundation for the future of European legal codes. He reassembled most of the former Roman empire. He built the Hagia Sophia, and started the huge church trend.