Describe the legacy of byzantine civilization?

Answer 1

The teachings and practices of Orthodox Christianity were codified during the time of the Byzantine Empire. Greek-speaking teachers from the Byzantine Empire who traveled to Italy influenced the Italian Renaissance.

Answer 2

The Byzantine contribution to western civilization has been vast and significant, especially as the Byzantine Empire is rightly considered to have preserved Roman traditions (cultural, legal, political, etc.) for another thousand years after the fall of Rome itself. One particularly important contribution to the West was the Byzantine preservation of ancient learning through carefully preserved texts: these texts led directly to the Renaissance in Italy in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Answer 3

Perhaps the single most salient aspect of Byzantine culture was the transmission of classical culture - to the Islamic World