Our question: How did the Byzantine empire preserve the heritage of Greece and Rome and help to shape the cultures of Russia and Eastern Europe?
From collected research, we have discovered that many factors contributed to these relationships. The Byzantine empire practiced many ideas the originated in Greece and Rome, which is how they preserved the heritage. Russia adopted Christianity as its official religion because of Prince Vladimir of Kiev. Teachers from the Byzantine empire traveled to Russia to support converted Christians. Religion and architecture inspired Russia's onion domes. In churches, these domes were modeled after Constantinople's domes. Russia drew many cultural ideas and practices from the Byzantine empire. The Russians also continued to use the language of Cyrillic alphabet, which was the language of the Byzantine empire. The language helped the Russians understand the Byzantine empire so they could have a more stable government.
From collected research, we have discovered that many factors contributed to these relationships. The Byzantine empire practiced many ideas the originated in Greece and Rome, which is how they preserved the heritage. Russia adopted Christianity as its official religion because of Prince Vladimir of Kiev. Teachers from the Byzantine empire traveled to Russia to support converted Christians. Religion and architecture inspired Russia's onion domes. In churches, these domes were modeled after Constantinople's domes. Russia drew many cultural ideas and practices from the Byzantine empire. The Russians also continued to use the language of Cyrillic alphabet, which was the language of the Byzantine empire. The language helped the Russians understand the Byzantine empire so they could have a more stable government.