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Summary. Doc. 3 The document is divided in different parts or you could say in different "topics"; the first one is basically talking about "obbligations" which in my opionin they are the same thing as laws. they( i guess the govt.) made laws such as "everyone speaking the same language so people could understand eac other?" and he also talked about taxes, and how everyne in the society should pay or give an amount of moneyto the govt. In the second topic they were basically comparing trading with selling, and they do think trading is not the same thing as selling, and i think its because instead of paying with money when you trade you exchange materials with other materials.
 * Civil Law**: s codified set of laws for society to follow - by the govt.
 * Common Law**: Law by precedent, decided by judges.
 * Natural Law**: something that would happen in nature.

Law of nature and law of nations
 * Doc. 1**
 * The law of nature applys to everyone,
 * the law of nation justifys the bad things that humans do to each other
 * for example slavery, they knew it was wrong but the still justified by the law of nation.
 * you can't marry someone that is related to you such as your father, brother or ect.


 * Doc. 2**


 * Espirit Chart**


 * * It was similar to the Chinese political system.
 * Appointed church bishops and passed religious and secular laws.
 * Women held the imperial throne while maintaining the ceremonial power of the office
 * Empress Theodora was Justinian’s wife.
 * She was strong and powerful
 * * The Byzantine Emperor was the most powerful monarch on earth.
 * The empire depended on costantinoples’s.
 * The large peasent class was vital in supplying goods and providing the bulk of tax revenues. ||
 * * Their military tactics were similar to the Romans.
 * Also their law system were quite similar to the romans
 * New weapon (greek fire) had a good impact on the byzantine military
 * * Arabs did not like the Byzantines.
 * Slavic kingdoms, especially Bulgaria pressed Byzantine territory in the Balkans
 * * The empire centered in the southern Balkans and the western and central portions of present day Turkey, it was a far city form Rome but it was sufficient to amplify a rich culture and blend it more fully with Christianity. ||
 * * They copied the roman engineering style. ||
 * * The empire centered in the southern Balkans and the western and central portions of present day Turkey, it was a far city form Rome but it was sufficient to amplify a rich culture and blend it more fully with Christianity. ||
 * * They copied the roman engineering style. ||
 * * They copied the roman engineering style. ||
 * * They copied the roman engineering style. ||


 * 1. Who were Cyril and Methodius? What did they accomplish? **

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They were two saints, Greek missionaries; they were brothers and they were both born in Macedonia. They brought Orthodoxy to the Slavic peoples of central Europe in the ninth century. They also devised the Glagolitic alphabet to translate the Holy Scriptures and other Christian writing into what is now called Old Church Slavonic ====== ** 2. How did events in the Middle East affect the demographics of the East Central borderlands? ** East central grew not only in the political area but culturally as well. the latin alphabet was introduced, trade became more important a strong emphasis on extensive education and literacy though primarily for males, distinguished Jewish culture not only from the rest of eastern europe but also from most other societies in the world at this time. He took the step of converting not only himself but half of his people to Christianity. Internal disputes over succession to the throne; the rapid decline of Byzantium reduced Russian trade and wealth. The Tartars (invaders from Mongol) took control of the Russian empire. This article talks about the main problems between Eastern and Western Europe and how they were divided in two because of culture and political differences; it also talks about how trade is important for a nation's economy. Vladimir I made a key decision by converting not only himself but half of his people to christianity
 * 3.Outline the development of the Kievan Rus**
 * Kievan Rus interacted with Byzantium
 * Kieve became a prosperous trading center, and from there many russians visited Costantinople
 * because of that, Vladimir I converted not only himself but half of his people to christianity
 * not everyone agreed so a separate Russian Orthodox church developed soon.
 * 4.What important decision was made by Vladimir I?**
 * 5.What were some of the major similarities and differences between Byzantium and the Kievan Rus?**
 * Differences:**
 * bureaucracy
 * educational system
 * different languages
 * Similarities:**
 * law code
 * art focused on religion as well
 * same religion
 * 6.What factors led to the decline of the Kievan Rus?**
 * Summary p. 208**
 * Summary for the whole chapter.**