OCR GCSE History B · J411
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Revise: Relations with ConstantinopleConstantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire, the eastern continuation of the Roman Empire. Its position on the Bosphorus connected the Black Sea with the Mediterranean world. For Vikings travelling through eastern Europe, it offered access to valuable goods, especially silk and Byzantine coins.
- Revise: Byzantine Empire
The eastern continuation of the Roman Empire, ruled by an emperor from Constantinople and associated with Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
- Revise: Alexios I
The eastern Roman Empire, ruled from Constantinople; its ruler during the First Crusade was Alexios I.
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- Revise: Nicaea and Dorylaeum
The eastern Roman Empire, ruled from Constantinople; its Christian rulers sought to recover territory lost to the Turks.