There are several elements to this tradition. Freedom of speech, a democracy system where not just one person rule and makes decisions, and a jury system.
Answer:
Split the religion of Christianity in the West and the East
[The Great Schism]
Divided the Byzantine Empire
[ Iconoclastic Controversy ]
The Roman pope and Eastern patriarch excommunicated each other [ The Great Schism]
Explanation:
The Great Schism of 1054 was the breakup of the Christian church into two sections—the Western and the Eastern sections. These two sections were to turn into the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. The divide remains today although there have been attempts to reconcile the two churches.
They traded through the trade routes around the Red Sea and traded.