Big Idea. When Justinian became emperor in 527, he was determined to revive the ancient Roman Empire, to build a new Rome. He established Constantinople as the capital of the Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire and preserved Roman heritage for more than a thousand years.
Most Mayan art was religious in nature. Maya's didn't really care much
for politics, military, or economy as much as they cared for religion.
They were a polytheistic nation, meaning that they believed in many gods
to help them with their everyday life. So, everything they created
artistically had something to do with religion, because it was such an
important part of their life.
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The Nile River
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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The Code of Hammurabi had its own laws on criminal and civil matters, from the 18th century.
