Cyrillic

mosaic

 The Byzantine Empire are also unique, for this empire are also joined cultures of ancient civilizations. When the barbarians fight the Europians, the Byzantine empire are the one who holds the knowledge of ancient Greece and Roman. Their knowledge that they have, they spread it in the Western Asia that help the Renaissance developed. In the churches and houses, it is where the icon or paintings of the saints see. That painting characterized as peace and holiness and also mosaic developed here.  This empire also, have big contribution when we talk about Christianism. The Slav and Balkans are also influenced by Christianism that lead it to spread to the Russia.  St. Methodius and St. Cyril developed an alphabet so that Slavs will know how to read a bible. This alphabet known as Cyrillic.