Captital moved from Rome to Byzantium

Constantinople

• More Prosprous
• Better for trade

• Emperor is head of the Christian Church (Orthodox Christianity) and could intervene in religious matters 
• Council of Nicaea 325 C.E

• (527 to 565 C.E.)
• Attempted to revive the Empire
• Reconqur some of lost territory 
• Claimed Christianity as a Religion

• Specialized workers (Priests, soliders, artisans)
• Barly, Wheat, Peas, Pomegranates, and Pears
• Underground Irrigation Systems (Qanats)

• Protected Trade Routes
• Standardize Coins
• Royal Road provided quick travel