Question

the byzantine empire
in the fourth century, the roman empire was divided into
two parts. rome was the western capital and constantinople the
eastern capital. each part had its own emperor. the western
roman empire grew steadily weaker and was eventually overrun
by barbarians from northern europe. the eastern roman empire,
later called the byzantine empire, prospered and remained strong
for another thousand years. in time, byzantine civilization was
inherited by the peoples of eastern europe.
contest rules
the sentences on these pages tell about the byzantine empire and its contributions to
civilization. notice that each sentence contains a phrase in which the words have been scrambled.
these words — shown in capital letters — need to be rewritten in correct order in the space
provided.
the winners of the contest will be the class members who correctly rearrange the most
phrases.
brief history of the byzantine empire
(1) the byzantine empire is also roman called eastern the empire

(2) the word \byzantine\ comes from the name of ancient byzantium of the city

(3) in the year 330, constantine byzantium renamed emperor constantinople

and made it the
capital of the roman empire.
(4) after the western roman empire fell in 476, the eastern roman empire (byzantine empire)
invasions back many barbarian turned

(5) the byzantine empire reached its greatest size under the emperor justinian, stretching
through southern europe and northern africa along the sea edges the of
mediterranean

(6) during the centuries after justinian died, barbarian tribes seized territories along the frontier
and size the shrunk empire in

(7) finally, in 1453, constantinople and the remnants of the byzantine empire were by turks
the captured

byzantine way of life
(8) the emperor was thought of as gods earth being on representative

(9) the was emperor ruler absolute an

who controlled the armed forces, the economy, and the byzantine church.
(10) the emperor collected taxes from the people and a lived of life luxury

Explanation:

To solve these scrambled phrase problems, we analyze each sentence's context and rearrange the capitalized words into a grammatically correct and contextually appropriate phrase. Here are the solutions for each:

(1)

• Analyze: The Byzantine Empire is also related to the Eastern Roman Empire. We need to rearrange "ROMAN CALLED EASTERN THE EMPIRE" to form a proper phrase.
• Rearranged: THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE

(2)

• Analyze: The word "Byzantine" comes from the name of an ancient city. We rearrange "ANCIENT BYZANTIUM OF THE CITY" to make sense.
• Rearranged: THE ANCIENT CITY OF BYZANTIUM

(3)

• Analyze: In 330, Emperor Constantine renamed Byzantium. We rearrange "CONSTANTINE BYZANTIUM RENAMED EMPEROR CONSTANTINOPLE" to form the correct phrase.
• Rearranged: EMPEROR CONSTANTINE RENAMED BYZANTIUM CONSTANTINOPLE

(4)

• Analyze: After the Western Roman Empire fell, the Eastern Roman Empire turned back barbarian invasions. We rearrange "INVASIONS BACK MANY BARBARIAN TURNED" to form the correct phrase.
• Rearranged: TURNED BACK MANY BARBARIAN INVASIONS

(5)

• Analyze: The Byzantine Empire stretched along the edges of the Mediterranean Sea. We rearrange "SEA EDGES THE OF MEDITERRANEAN" to form the correct phrase.
• Rearranged: EDGES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

(6)

• Analyze: After Justinian died, the empire shrunk in size. We rearrange "SIZE THE SHRUNK EMPIRE IN" to form the correct phrase.
• Rearranged: THE EMPIRE SHRUNK IN SIZE

(7)

• Analyze: In 1453, Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire remnants were captured by the Turks. We rearrange "WERE BY TURKS THE CAPTURED" to form the correct phrase.
• Rearranged: WERE CAPTURED BY THE TURKS

(8)

• Analyze: The emperor was thought of as God's representative on earth. We rearrange "GOD'S EARTH BEING ON REPRESENTATIVE" to form the correct phrase.
• Rearranged: GOD'S REPRESENTATIVE ON EARTH

(9)

• Analyze: The emperor was an absolute ruler. We rearrange "WAS EMPEROR RULER ABSOLUTE AN" to form the correct phrase.
• Rearranged: EMPEROR WAS AN ABSOLUTE RULER

(10)

• Analyze: The emperor collected taxes and lived a life of luxury. We rearrange "A LIVED OF LIFE LUXURY" to form the correct phrase.
• Rearranged: LIVED A LIFE OF LUXURY

Answer:

s:
(1) THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
(2) THE ANCIENT CITY OF BYZANTIUM
(3) EMPEROR CONSTANTINE RENAMED BYZANTIUM CONSTANTINOPLE
(4) TURNED BACK MANY BARBARIAN INVASIONS
(5) EDGES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
(6) THE EMPIRE SHRUNK IN SIZE
(7) WERE CAPTURED BY THE TURKS
(8) GOD'S REPRESENTATIVE ON EARTH
(9) EMPEROR WAS AN ABSOLUTE RULER
(10) LIVED A LIFE OF LUXURY