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 | the Byzantine Empire continued the Roman hierarchy | |
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| The Empire had an emperor that was supported by elites, soldiers, plebeians, and slaves | |
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| The Byzantine Empire had political and religious disagreements with the Pope in Rome in 1054. The separation from Rome was called The Great Schism or the East/West Schism | |
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| The Byzantine Empire developed a new church; the Eastern Orthodox Church | |
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| The Byzantines attempted to rule through ‘caesaropapism’ | |
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| Caesaropapism failed because of political rules and religious rules were opposite of each other. It was hard to be forgiving and kind emperor when dealing with rebels or invaders, etc. | |
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