Before 14 -5 -3 words

g/a/b C 4 - 7 - 6 West Roman Empire It Fell c/b/a G because - of - these things Bad rulers Inflated cash g/a/b/ C g/c And Barbarians attacked But in the East Rome lived on But we Call them Byzantine They lived in cities They had the cash A thousand years, they’d last c/d/e F Their capital f/e/d C Constantinople c/b/a G They had the trade g/a/b C They had the walls Eastern Orthodox No Pope, no loss Icons they smashed g/a/b/ C g/c But then in 10 5-4

The Great Schism They excommunicated each other - church is not one Catholic West Orthodox East And then there's Justinian He was hated Nika revolt But then he made his code Removed bad laws gave rights to girls Reformed the laws Then he married Theodora Out from the poor He changed the law She told him to stay No run away Fix the city, better than before 14 -5 -3 The end we see Cannons shot down the walls Ottoman bombards Then a great big charge And now it's Istanbul!