4. During the Macedonian Renaissance, the Byzantine Empire experienced a golden age. Use the table to take notes on how Byzantine culture, trade, religion, and art influenced both Europe and the Middle East. Culture Trade T Religion Art​

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, or Byzantium, or Greek Empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople. It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire was the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe.