The reason why the Byzantines modeled Constantinople after ancient Rome was to show that Constantinople was the Rome of the East.
<h3>Who were the Byzantines?</h3>
The Byzantines were the Eastern Roman Empire after the empire was partitioned to make it easier to govern.
Their capital was Constantinople and in order to make it known that Constantinople was as great as Rome, they modeled the city's construction on Rome.
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The earliest civilizations developed in the river valleys of: "A. the Nile River" and "D. the Tigris <span>and Euphrates Rivers" since these areas were the most fertile--meaning that crops were able to grow far more easily. </span>
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