Technology through the ages(p,p and z by Paul TerHaar https://padlet.com/20p1t01/vh8qsdkefuo2 ppz en-us 2017-10-12 17:32:01 UTC 2024-05-25 09:49:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Greek Fire In the Byzantine Empire 20zcb01 https://padlet.com/20p1t01/vh8qsdkefuo2/wish/196661574 Greek fire was known as the secret weapon of war for Eastern Roman Emperors. Invented by Callinicus, the liquid fire was thrown on enemy rafts. The fire was able to burn enemy rafts, even while they floated on water. The Byzantine's created Greek fire in 672 for naval battles. The fire was made by taking equal amounts of sulfur, rock salt, ashes, thunder stone, and pyrite. Then the mixture was ground together in a black mortar. The Greek Fire was very effective and spread from region to region. After the death of a Byzantine Emperor in 827, Greek Fire died off and Arabs began to use it. However, the Arabs were very unsuccessful in creating the fire. Just like many people today the Arabs were clueless how the fire worked. Still one of the greatest mysteries today, nobody is able to figure out how the Byzantines made this fire that can burn on water. For 1000 years the Byzantines protected their was secret and still today, nobody can figure out how the fire works. ]]> 2017-10-13 00:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/20p1t01/vh8qsdkefuo2/wish/196661574 Justinian's code was the collection of laws he made 20p1t01 https://padlet.com/20p1t01/vh8qsdkefuo2/wish/196661816 while ruling the Byzantine empire. The laws were not made by Justinian they were actually previous laws he adopted into the current political situation. He added what he saw he needed too and like our current(political branch that comes up with shit) Helped him fill in the rest. There was four different parts to the code which were the Codex Constitutionum which was the laws other emperors had come up with in the past that Justinian saw fit for that time. The second part was the Digesta. This was put together by 16 lawyers who looked through the writings of all of the authorized jurists. They then published that information into a series of 50 books. The next part was called the institutions. This was a group of texts that the first year law students used. The last part was the Novellae. This was what Justinian himself wanted to be incorporated in their civilization. 
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How Justinian's code correlates to  the U.S today

One way Justinian's code and U.S law is similar is women's rights. It was seen then that women could bring just as much to the table as men when leaders such as Theadora helped make decisions to better the people. One example of this is when Theadora  gave her speech about standing your ground and that ended up keeping Justinian in power.

One last similarity is paying back debt. When someone owed another person and did not pay them back. Just like today's law system you would have to bring them to court in a law suit. 







]]> 2017-10-13 00:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/20p1t01/vh8qsdkefuo2/wish/196661816 Greek Fire Today 20zcb01 https://padlet.com/20p1t01/vh8qsdkefuo2/wish/196663259 Much like the modern day flamethrower, Greek Fire used advanced technology to hurl fire at their enemies. Though no one has officially discovered the secret to Greek Fire, modern day Americans have come pretty close with the flamethrower. Both have the instant ability to create fire. The technology inside of the flamethrower isn't quite the same, but is very similar to that of Greek Fire. The system used back then is nearly identical to that used today. ]]> 2017-10-13 00:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/20p1t01/vh8qsdkefuo2/wish/196663259 20pml01 https://padlet.com/20p1t01/vh8qsdkefuo2/wish/196890989 Silk first came to the Byzantine Empire in about 139 B.C.E. In 552 C.E Two Persian Monks smuggled silkworms out of China And began to produce silk in the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines wove their own silk into a strong fabric called samite, which sometimes had gold threaded into the material. Silk was liked by wealthy Byzantines to make a variety of garments. Unlike Rome, where strict laws determined what people from different social classes wore, Byzantine clothing was only limited by the ability of the weaver to pay for it.
The richer Byzantines were able to afford silk, jewels and embroidery. Byzantine fabrics and clothing were made to last a long time, not to be comfortable. ]]> 2017-10-13 16:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/20p1t01/vh8qsdkefuo2/wish/196890989